How Courts Apply the Indiana Sentencing Guidelines Indiana courts have some discretion when imposing a sentence after conviction, but that discretion is governed by the Indiana sentencing guidelines. As a result, different offenders may receive...
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How Courts Apply the Indiana Sentencing Guidelines
Feb 28
How Courts Apply the Indiana Sentencing Guidelines Indiana courts have some discretion when imposing a sentence after conviction, but that discretion is...
The Firearm-Related Challenge: Fighting for Your Rights
Feb 2
The Firearm-Related Challenge: Fighting for Your Rights You have a Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms, but federal and Indiana laws affect how...
Who Has to Leave the House in a Divorce in Indiana?
Feb 16
Who Has to Leave the House in a Divorce in Indiana? Contemplating or going through a divorce can be frightening for many reasons. Worrying about who has...
Indiana Reckless Driving Lawyer
Feb 15
Some traffic citations are much more serious than a standard speeding ticket or other minor offense. In fact, certain actions when operating a motor...
The Indiana Concealed Carry Permit: What It Really Means
Feb 1
The Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms has a long and sometimes tumultuous history. In Indiana, individuals can more fully exercise that right...
IndyStar Features Keffer Hirschauer LLP Article About Title IX
Feb 20
Keffer Hirschauer LLP published an article titled, “There is help for students or faculty charged with Title IX” in the IndyStar on February 12, 2020....
Is a Second DUI a Felony?
Feb 23
What individuals may not know is that if they have one or more prior DUI convictions they may be subject to certain mandatory minimum penalties, as well...
Is a DUI a traffic violation?
Feb 16
Because a DUI typically involves a vehicle, a lot of people think it is a traffic violation, but it's actually a crime. The allegation is that you are...
What is a DWI?
Feb 9
Operating while intoxicated offenses generally refer to three different categories of offenses. Offenses that involve operating a motor vehicle while in...
What is a criminal history? Can it be Expunged?
Feb 7
At some point in all of our favorite modern crime shows, one of the officers will sit down at a computer, pull up a list, and say something snappy like,...
Will My License be Suspended for a DUI?
Feb 2
When an individual is facing a DUI, often license suspensions come in two forms. One is an administrative suspension. These are suspensions that occur...
Razor’s edge: What is the difference between Switchblades and Spring-Assisted Knives?
Feb 24
Under Indiana law, “[i]t is a Class B misdemeanor for a person to manufacture, possess, display, offer, sell, lend, give away, or purchase any knife with...
Legal Ghostwriting
Feb 22
It is no secret that Indiana courts are busy. In 2015-2016 Annual Report, the Supreme Court noted that there were approximately 1.4 million new cases...
Felonies and Funerals
Feb 20
Generally, disorderly conduct is a B misdemeanor and occurs when a person who recklessly, knowingly, or intentionally: (1) engages in fighting or in...
Designated Hitter
Feb 16
The designated hitter is a concept that many know from major league baseball. The rule allows for a hitter to be designated to bat for a pitcher...
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