The State of Indiana has filed an appellee’s brief with the Indiana Court of Appeals in response to Alyssa Shepherd’s appellant’s brief. Shepherd, the 25-year-old Rochester motorist who struck four children, killing three of them at a bus stop on SR 25, is appealing her prison sentence.

By Liz Shepherd InkFreeNews ROCHESTER — Alyssa Shepherd, the 25-year-old Rochester motorist who struck four children, killing three of them at a bus stop on SR 25, has filed an appellant’s brief with the Indiana Court of Appeals regarding her sentence. Stacy R. Uliana, Bargersville, is the attorney representing Shepherd in her appeal. On Oct. …read more.

WARSAW – Kosciusko County Fair Board has no intention of violating the re-instituted ban on motorized racing at the fairgrounds. The board, having recently lost its appeal to Indiana Court of Appeals over its desire to renew racing at the fairgrounds, has not reached a decision on whether to take the case to the Indiana …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Indiana Court of Appeals has denied Kimbert Crafton’s appeal of his sentence Oct. 18, 2017. Crafton is also awaiting a plea agreement and a jury trial on two unrelated cases. Crafton, 32, 609 W. Boston St., Syracuse, was arrested in early April on three charges of theft in Elkhart County and awaits …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS  — An appeal by Brandon Thomas Woody, 25, Syracuse, is awaiting ruling by the Indiana Court of Appeals. Briefs on behalf of Woody and by the state have been filed with the court. Woody is appealing his murder conviction of the Feb. 19, 2015, deaths of Tara Thornburg and Josh Knisley, Woody was found …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Kyle David DeHart, 24, Syracuse, was found guilty by a jury Oct. 6, 2016, for the murders of Tara Thornburg and Josh Knisley Feb. 19, 2015. He was sentenced 20 days later to 110 years on two counts of murder and one year for obstruction of justice. An appeal of his conviction was …read more.

WARSAW — Earlier this year Ian J. Clark, 41, was denied his petition for post-conviction relief in Kosciusko Circuit Court. He is now awaiting a hearing with the Indiana Court of Appeals where he is seeking the court to reverse the denial of post-conviction relief and remand the case for a new trial on a murder conviction.

Scott Leon Wilkins INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Court of Appeals has upheld the March 16 sentencing of Scott Leon Wilkins, 38, Milford, by Kosciusko Superior Court 3 Judge Joe Sutton. However, he has appealed the Court of Appeals ruling asking the case be transferred to the Indiana Supreme Court. Wilkins was sentenced to 15 years to …read more.

A waiver hearing for Paul H. Gingerich, 15, Cromwell, set to begin this morning has been continued, but no new date has been set according to the Kosciusko County Prosecutor’s Office. The waiver hearing was scheduled to begin at 9:30 this morning and continue into Wednesday. Indiana Court of Appeals remanded the case of Gingerich’s …read more.

MANCHESTER, Ind. – Area residents will get a chance to witness the Indiana justice system in action – and ask questions of the judges – when the Court of Appeals of Indiana visits North Manchester at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 12. Manchester University is hosting “Appeals on Wheels,” when the appellate judges hear oral arguments …read more.

A Tuesday ruling by the Indiana Court of Appeals to overturn his murder conviction could be considered an early Christmas gift for Paul H. Gingerich, now 14, who has not been home since he took part in the April 20, 2010, murder of a Cromwell man. The question now is will he receive another gift and be home …read more.

The Indiana Court of Appeals heard oral arguments today in the appeal of a Cromwell teen convicted in 2010 for his role in a murder. Paul H. Gingerich, now 14, was just 12 years old when he was convicted for the 2010 shooting death of Philip Danner. Also convicted was Colt Lundy, Danner’s stepson. Lundy …read more.