Indiana Voices

Pence Signs Into Law Changes To Sex Offender Registry

Original Story: http://www.theindianalawyer.com/pence-signs-into-law-changes-to-sex-offender-registry/PARAMS/article/31458 Pence Signs Into Law Changes To Sex Offender Registry Changes are coming to Indiana’s sex offender registry, thanks to a new law signed by Gov. Mike Pence Thursday. HEA 1053 [more]

Attorney-client privilege trumps child abuse reporting law, court rules

Forensic psychologists are split as to whether we must breach confidentiality when a criminal defendant divulges child abuse or threatens physical harm to others. On the one hand, here in California a psychologist can be criminally prosecuted under the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act (CANRA) for [more]

False reports outpace sex assaults in the military

False complaints of sexual abuse in the military are rising at a faster rate  than overall reports of sexual assault, a trend that could harm combat  readiness, analysts say. Virtually all media attention on a Pentagon  report last week focused on an increase in service members’ claims of sexual  abuse [more]

What NOT to say to Police-Norm Pattis, attorney at law

What NOT TO SAY TO POLICE By Norm Pattis (blog 4/20/10)   I'm a battle-hardened criminal defense lawyer, so it always surprises me how weak in the knees I get when a policeman pulls me over. The urge to confess runs rampant, even if I haven't done anything. I assume the authorities must have a reason [more]

Princeton's Student Newspaper to the Wrongly Accused: Drop Dead

The editorial board of the Daily Princetonian, the student newspaper of Princeton University, has penned an editorial that sweeps over the rights of the presumptively innocent like a high-speed rail. It calls for the school to scrap its “clear and persuasive evidence” standard in deciding sexual assault [more]

VanPatten Vs. State

VanPatten v. State Docket: 02S03-1205-CR-251  Opinion Date: May 2, 2013 Judge: David Areas of Law: Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law After a jury trial, Defendant was convicted of three counts of child molestation. The only substantive evidence implicating him in those crimes was a [more]