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
Cases / Caseload
Assuring Timely Chronological Case Summary (CCS) Records
Indiana Trial Rule 77 provides guidelines about the records and information that an Indiana trial court must create and maintain. That rule calls for four types of records: (1) indexes, which list in a searchable format the name and the case number of a proceeding; (2) a chronological case summary (CCS), which is a sequential summary describing the events in a proceeding; (3) the case file, which contains all the … [Read more...] about Assuring Timely Chronological Case Summary (CCS) Records
2010 Trial Court Statistics
New filings in Indiana trial courts remain just below the two million mark. The number of newly filed cases is just one statistic available in the 1,782 page, multi-volume report, which includes everything from crucial information on court operations to interesting facts about the judicial branch. The report can be found online at http://courts.in.gov/admin/2865.htm. The Judicial Service Report is made up of Volume … [Read more...] about 2010 Trial Court Statistics
Courts Organizations and ABA Approve New Model Time Standards for State Trial Courts
Time standards for trial courts in some form have been around since Lyndon Johnson was in the White House when the American Bar Association first adopted speedy trial standards for criminal cases. But a recent report has put them in the spotlight again. In August 2011, the Conference of Chief Justices, the Conference of State Court Administrators, the American Bar Association House of Delegates, and the National … [Read more...] about Courts Organizations and ABA Approve New Model Time Standards for State Trial Courts
Authorization Required: Restricting Access to Criminal History Information
The Indiana General Assembly passed Public Law 194-2011 (HEA 1211) earlier this year allowing individuals to petition courts to restrict access to certain criminal records. This law creates two new proceedings by amending Indiana Code Title 35, Criminal Law and Procedure, Article 38, Proceedings Following Dismissal, Verdict or Finding. It allows a person to petition for restriction of arrest records by adding a new … [Read more...] about Authorization Required: Restricting Access to Criminal History Information