New case types are coming when the Criminal Code Revision Act (H.E.A.1006) becomes effective on July 1, 2014 and the court reporting forms have been modified to accommodate the changes. You can preview the new QCSR form at: http://www.in.gov/judiciary/admin/files/courtmgmt-frm-court-2014-qcsr.pdf On April 23, 2014, the Court approved the following case types to be used for felonies committed on or after July 1, … [Read more...] about Designating Criminal Cases after July 1, 2014
Case Numbers
Passing Lady Justice's Scales (Not to mention her books and papers)
In the story Brigadoon, a mythical Scottish village appears for one day every hundred years. Indiana’s city and town courts may come into existence, or disappear, once every four years. Ind. Code § 33-35-1-1(a) permits a second or third class city or a town to establish or abolish a city or town court by ordinance every fourth year after 2006. An ordinance by a city or town establishing a court must be adopted not le … [Read more...] about Passing Lady Justice's Scales (Not to mention her books and papers)
Courts Assigning Case Numbers Under Administrative Rule 1(B)(4)
Clerks and judges who are involved in issuing case numbers for court cases should be aware of the provisions of Indiana Supreme Court Administrative Rule 1(B)(4). That rule states, among other things, that “the clerk shall assign one case number to each defendant charged with one or more offenses or violations arising out of the same incident….” During the last year and a half, our JTAC staff has been traveling throu … [Read more...] about Courts Assigning Case Numbers Under Administrative Rule 1(B)(4)