March Archives - Keffer Hirschauer LLP

Aggravating Circumstances in Indiana Criminal Cases

Mar 15

Aggravating circumstances in criminal cases are specific details that make a crime more serious under the law or demonstrate the defendant’s clear fault or intentionality in committing the offense. In Indiana, when a court or jury finds that these...

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Aggravating Circumstances in Indiana Criminal Cases

Mar 15

Aggravating circumstances in criminal cases are specific details that make a crime more serious under the law or demonstrate the defendant’s clear fault...

Keffer & Roman-Lagunas Named to 2020 In Indiana Rising Stars List

Mar 18

On behalf of our legal team at Keffer Hirschauer LLP, we would like to congratulate Attorney Bradley Keffer and Attorney JP Roman-Lagunas on being...

How to File a Lawsuit Against a State Agency

Mar 26

Before you file a lawsuit against a state agency, you have to do certain things. One of those things is filing what they call a Notice of Tort Claim. In...

What is Considered a Misdemeanor?

Mar 16

A misdemeanor is a criminal conviction that has penalties up to a year. The law strikes a huge difference between a felony and a misdemeanor. When you go...

Firearms and Indiana’s “Dangerous Person” Statute

Mar 12

Last month, Indiana Attorney General, Curtis Hill, met with President Donald Trump to discuss a little-known Indiana statute and express his desire to...

What is Considered Reckless Driving?

Mar 9

Reckless driving in the state of Indiana is a criminal charge. It is a low-level misdemeanor. The most common mechanisms by which people are charged with...

Is a DUI Considered a Criminal Offense?

Mar 2

A DUI is considered a criminal offense. It is much more than a traffic violation because it has several implications, involving license suspension,...

Not All Batteries Are the Same

Mar 30

The act of battery is a violent offense, which is not to be confused with the legal concept of assault that deals with the threat of violence. A battery...

Spring Training: Designated Hitter Part 2

Mar 22

In February, in a blog entry entitled, “Designated Hitter,” Keffer Hirschauer LLP blogged about using retired Supreme Court Justices or other judges to...

Jurors’ Secrets Revealed

Mar 18

Jurors’ Secrets Revealed It is generally understood that a “jury’s deliberations are secret and not subject to outside examination,” Yeager v. United...

Could the DUI limit be lowered to .05?

Mar 15

Last week, the Utah Legislature became the first state in the country to lower its blood alcohol limit from .08 to...

Forfeiting Forfeiture

Mar 11

This legislative session, Indiana Senator Phil Boots introduced Senate Bill 8 addressing revisions to Indiana’s current forfeiture statute. The proposed...

You’re Out of Here! Exclusion from Trial

Mar 7

The Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article I, Section 13 of Indiana’s Constitution guarantee a defendant charged with a crime the...

What does the term “en banc” mean?

Mar 5

Recently, the Seventh Circuit and the Fourth Circuit appellate courts have heard and rendered significant decisions “en banc” within the last month. On...

No Constitutional Right to Counsel for a Grand Jury Witness

Mar 2

As was recently discussed in a previous post, a grand jury is a less commonly known part of system that is used to conduct an investigation and/or...