Whitley County Circuit Court Judge James R. Heuer upheld the original 30-year term of Paul Gingerich’s guilty plea for the Class A felony crime of conspiracy to commit murder. But, under the new Paul’s Law, which came about because of this case, the now 15-year-old could get a lesser sentence in just 3 years. Under …read more.

Paul Henry Gingerich, now 15 years old, was once again waived to adult court for his part in the murder of Phillip Danner in April 2010. This time there was a stipulation as to the waiver of jurisdiction and a plea agreement already filed. Gingerich, currently a resident of Pendleton Juvenile Facility, appeared in Kosciusko …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana attorney general asked the state Supreme Court on Thursday to decide whether a Cromwell boy convicted as an adult at age 12 of killing his stepfather should receive a new trial or remain in the state prison system. The office filed a request to review a December state appeals court …read more.