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Men’s Golf Heads South For Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate

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After a weekend away from competition, the University of Evansville men’s golf team takes to the course at the Bubba Barnett Intercollegiate on Monday and Tuesday at Ridge Pointe Country Club in Jonesboro, Ark..

The Aces face strong competition in the tournament’s 11-team field as Evansville is joined by host Arkansas State, ULM, Jacksonville State, Missouri State, Eastern Kentucky, SIUE, Omaha, UT Martin, Southeastern Louisiana, and Eastern Illinois.

In its last competition, Evansville competed at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate in Sevierville, Tenn. Closing the tournament with its best round, Evansville recorded a 294 on the final day, putting the Aces in 12th with a tournament-total of 899 (305 – 300 – 294). Capturing the team title was Lee, who finished the tournament 22-under with a three-round score of 842 (276 – 288 – 278).

Carding his second-straight 73, freshman Dallas Koth finished as the highest-finishing Ace with a tournament-total of 22 (74 – 73 – 73). Koth’s 73 on the final day placed Koth in a tie for 25th at the intercollegiate. Mirroring Koth in the final round, Noah Reese came in a tie for 47th after a 73 on Tuesday, finishing with a total of 225 (78 – 74 – 73).

One stroke behind Reese, Matthew Ladd tied for 52nd, tallying a three-day total of 226 (73 – 76 – 77). Another pair of Aces finished separated by just one stroke as Spencer Wagner (233 = 80 – 77 – 76) and Jessie Brumley (234 = 81 – 81 – 72) closed the tournament with a 76 and 72, respectively, as Wagner finished in 72nd and Brumley ended in a tie for 73rd.

Competing as individuals for Evansville, Robert Waggoner and Gabe Rohleder each tallied and 88 in the final round. Waggoner finished in 85th with a tournament-total of 247 (77 – 82 – 88) and Rohleder held a three-round total of 252 (81 – 83 -88).

The tournament begins Monday for the Aces with the opening day of action at Ridge Pointe Country Club in Jonesboro, Ark.

7th Circuit Reverses Unwarranted Gun Sentence Enhancement

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Katie Stancombe for www.theindianalawyer.com

The fact that drugs and guns were in the same place at the same time wasn’t enough to prove a man should have received a sentence enhancement for his convictions, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled, finding no connection between his felony cocaine possession and firearms.

During a parole visit at Alandous Briggs’ home, Briggs was arrested after admitting that there were more than 10 ounces of marijuana, 0.45 grams of cocaine and three loaded firearms in his bedroom, where police found a measuring scale.

When Briggs petitioned to enter a plea of guilty for being a felon in possession of a firearm, he objected to the addition of a four-level enhancement under U.S. Sentencing Commission Guidelines § 2K2.1(b)(6)(B). That enhancement said he had committed a felony drug offense in connection with the firearm possession, but Briggs argued that the drugs had no connection to the firearm possession.

Southern District Court Judge Tanya Walton Pratt held that the enhancement applied, however, and ultimately sentenced Briggs to seven years in prison. But the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals disagreed with that conclusion in the USA v. Alandous Briggs, 18-1415, finding issue with the fact that the district court never made any findings of how Briggs’ felony cocaine possession was connected to his firearms.

“It simply assumed that because the firearms were probably connected to drug trafficking (because of the combination of the cocaine, marijuana, and digital scale), they were probably connected to his mere possession of the cocaine. But that logic doesn’t hold up,” Circuit Judge Amy Coney Barrett wrote. “Analyzing whether firearms are connected to drug trafficking is different from analyzing whether they are connected to possessing a small number of drugs.”

The 7th Circuit also noted that neither that the drug scale nor the amount of marijuana found in Briggs’ home bore directly on his cocaine possession.

“Instead, they go to whether he might have been dealing drugs. And the court’s vague suggestion that the guns might have been there ‘to protect something’ — apparently made in the context of drug trafficking — wouldn’t be enough to connect the guns to felony possession of cocaine even if that had been what the court was referring to,” Coney continued. “In short, the mere fact that guns and drugs are found near each other doesn’t establish a nexus between them. A court must say more to connect the two.”

Therefore, the 7th Circuit concluded the district court clearly erred in applying the § 2K2.1(b)(6) enhancement as its findings did not support a conclusion that Briggs’ firearms were connected to his possession of less than half a gram of cocaine. It subsequently vacated his sentence and remanded for resentencing.

 

Community Holds Candlelight Vigil for Missing Girl

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Community Holds Candlelight Vigil for Missing Girl

MARCH 29TH, 2019 PAUL WILCOXEN KENTUCKY

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The Greenville Community held a Candlelight Vigil Friday night to raise awareness for a missing teenager. Flyers were handed out to all those in attendance.

Authorities continue their search for 15-year-old Jenna Fitzhugh, marking it the second full day authorities have searched. Police released new information earlier today saying that Fitzhugh left her phone and a suicide note behind.

Her uncle says she was your typical teenage girl.

“The last thing we have been told they’re still just looking,” said Troy Fitzhugh, “trying to find any trace. They have her cellphone. They are trying to find anything on social media anything like that physical evidence what happened to her.”

So far in the investigation, there have been no credible leads and now the FBI has been asked to assist.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Greenville Police Directly.

There is also a “Bring Jenna Home” Facebook where you can text or call anonymously.

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SOME NEWS FIT TO PRINT

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Gavel Gamut By Jim Redwine

www.jamesmredwine.com

SOME NEWS FIT TO PRINT

Adolf Ochs (1858-1935) pinned the motto of the New York Times newspaper: “All the News Fit to Print” in 1897. It remains on the paper’s front page today. Mottoes sometimes are more hype than substance.

In 1965, as the Viet Nam War was gearing up and 18-year-old men could be drafted but could not vote, Barry McGuire (born 1935) sang ♫The Eve of Destruction♫. The lyrics included the following phrases:

“The eastern world, it is exploding’

Violence flarin’, bullets loadin’

You’re old enough to kill but not for votin’

You don’t believe in war, but what’s that gun you’re totin’?

….The poundin’ of the drums, the pride, and disgrace

You can bury your dead but don’t leave a trace

Hate your next door neighbor, but don’t forget to say grace.”

About twenty years later in 1983, Anne Murray (born June 20, 1945) sang the song ♫A Little Good News Today♫ that included:

“I rolled out this morning

Kids had the morning news show on

Some senator was squawkin’ ‘bout the bad economy

It’s gonna get worse you see, we need a change in policy

Just once how I’d like to see the headline say

‘Not much to print today, can’t find anything bad to say’

We sure could use a little good news today.”

So, Gentle Reader, I submit the following retreat from the edge of doom and a little good news for your April First consideration.

It was announced today that Sean Hannity has been hired to replace Wolf Blitzer at CNN and Joe Scarborough will be joining FOX News.

At his debut on CNN Sean Hannity reported that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump had met with Mitch McConnell and Nancy Pelosi at Camp David where they decided to apply the national defense budget to universal health care and free college tuition for all.

The budgets for the CIA and FBI will be redirected to environmental concerns and repair of the nation’s infrastructure. McConnell was assured by Chuck Schumer there would be unanimous support for these proposals in the Senate. And in the House, Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy heaped praise on both Pelosi and Clinton as he pledged his ardent support for both.

At a conference of media, anchors held just outside the gates of Camp David, it was announced by Washington Post’s editor Martin Baron that the national print and electronic media were impressed with the honesty, integrity, and goodwill of the Executive and Legislative branches. Baron even mentioned the anticipated wisdom of the Supreme Court that is expected to refuse to grant any delays in the implementation of the stated goals of fair and equal treatment for all Americans.

Well, Gentle Reader, that’s about all the Good News I can report. It appears the country is just brimming with good works and goodwill.

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Aces Softball Takes To The Road for 3-Game Set At UNI

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Aces And Panthers Meet Up Saturday and Sunday

Following a huge series win over Loyola, the University of Evansville softball team looks to gain more ground this weekend with a 3-game set at UNI.

A slight change has been announced for the weekend schedule.  On Saturday, just one game will take place with a 2 p.m. start time before the teams square off in a noon doubleheader on Sunday.

Last Week

– In its second week of conference action, the Aces picked up the series win over Loyola last weekend

– The Ramblers took game one by a final of 9-6 before the Aces earned the doubleheader split with a 5-3 win in game two; Izzy Vetter threw the complete game while Haley Woolf hit her first home run of the season

– Sunday’s rubber match saw Evansville overcome a long rain delay to take a 9-1 triumph; Woolf added four more RBI while Vetter threw a complete game 1-hitter

– On Tuesday, the Aces fell to Butler by a 7-1 final as McKenzie Johnson and Toni Galas notched two hits each

Showing her Power

– Freshman Haley Woolf batted .417 with five hits in 12 at-bats while notching four doubles, eight RBI, two walks and two runs scored over the last week

– She began the week going 1-for-2 against UT Martin before showing her power in the weekend series win over Loyola; she got started with a 1-3 game with a 2-RBI, a walk and run scored in game one against the Ramblers

– Woolf followed that up with a 2-run home run in a game two win over Loyola before wrapping up the series with a 2-3 game on Sunday

– She posted a career-high four RBI along with another walk; Woolf had eight RBI for the week; she entered play that week with just one on the season

 

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Indiana Swimming & Diving Wins Three NCAA Titles on Friday Night

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Indiana Swimming & Diving Wins Three NCAA Titles on Friday Night

 AUSTIN, Texas – The No. 2-ranked Indiana University men’s swimming and diving team continued competition at the 2019 NCAA Championships on Friday evening at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center in Austin, Texas.

Headed into the fourth and final day of the 2019 NCAA Championships, the Hoosiers sit in third place in the team standings with a total score of 277.5 points. California leads with a score of 372, while Texas remains in second place with a total of 329.

Senior Ian Finnerty made history on Friday night, winning the NCAA Championship in the 100 breaststrokes for the second-straight year with a pool record time of 49.85. Finnerty’s time is the second-fastest in history, bested only by his winning mark of 49.69 last year. The senior is the only man in the history of the event to break 50 seconds.

Finnerty became the first Hoosier swimmer to successfully defend his NCAA title in 45 years. In 1974, John Kinsella successfully defended both his championships in the 500 and 1,650 freestyles.

Freshman Zane Backes had a great swim as well in the Championship Final of the 100 breaststrokes, taking fifth overall with a personal-best time of 51.35 to earn his first career All-America honor.

For the first time in his illustrious career, Vini Lanza won an individual NCAA Championship on Friday night, taking the title in a thrilling final with a Big Ten and IU school record time of 44.37.

Lanza stormed back from fourth place at the 50-yard mark with a blistering last 50 split of 23.78 to win the championship. The senior’s time makes him the seventh-fastest performer in history in the event.

Lanza becomes the first Hoosier to win the 100 butterfly crown at the NCAA Championships since Mark Spitz completed his four-year sweep of the event in 1972. Lanza’s win in the Championship Final of the 100 butterflies gives Indiana seven titles in the event in program history.

Sophomore Andrew Capobianco dominated the Championship Final of the 3-meter dive, going wire-to-wire to win the NCAA title with a score of 461.65.

After an opening round dive of 83.30 to take the lead, Capobianco distanced himself from the field with a nearly perfect second-round dive. On his forward four-and-a-half somersault tuck, Capobianco scored an amazing 100.70.

After the field tried to close in on the sophomore in the third and fourth rounds, Capobianco came through with two clutch final dives, posting scores of 71.75 and 88.40 to clinch the title. Capobianco earned his fourth career All-America honor with his tremendous performance.

With the three NCAA championships on Friday night, along with the 400 medley relay title on Thursday, the Hoosiers have won eight NCAA crowns the past two seasons. The eight championships are the most for the team in a two-year span in 45 years, when IU won nine total in 1973-74.

In the Championship Final of the 200 freestyle, senior Zach Apple posted a career-best time of 1:31.55 to win silver in the event. With the second-place finish, Apple earned the 17th All-America honor in his career.

Mohamed Samy tied for second in the Consolation Final of the 200 freestyle, finishing tied for 10th overall with a time of 1:32.29. Samy recorded the 11th All-America accolade of his career.

The Hoosiers controlled the 200 medley relay Consolation Final, winning to finish ninth overall in the event with a time of 1:23.27. The IU team of Gabriel Fantoni, Finnerty, Lanza and Bruno Blaskovic won by nearly a second thanks in part to a blistering anchor leg from Blaskovic in 18.57.

In the Consolation Final of the 100 backstrokes, Fantoni placed second to finish 10th overall in the event with a time of 44.96.

With their efforts, Lanza, Finnerty, and Fantoni all earned two All-America honors on the night. Lanza now has a staggering 20 for his career, while Finnerty and Fantoni have 14 and five, respectively.

Blaskovic earned his sixth-career All-America accolade, while Brandon Hamblin earned his second career honor for swimming on the relay in the prelims.

The 2019 NCAA Championships will continue on Saturday morning with the prelims of the 200 backstroke, 100 freestyle, 200 breaststrokes, 200 butterflies, 400 freestyle relay, platform dive and 1,650 freestyle. The action gets underway at the Lee and Joe Jamail Texas Swimming Center at 11:00 a.m. ET.

Be sure to keep up with all the latest news on the Indiana men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams on social media – Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

100 Butterfly

1. Vini Lanza – 44.37 (All-America; Big Ten and School Record)

200 Freestyle

2. Zach Apple – 1:31.55 (All-America; Personal Best)

T-10. Mohamed Samy – 1:32.29 (Honorable-Mention All-America)

100 Breaststroke

1. Ian Finnerty – 49.85 (All-America; Pool Record)

5. Zane Backes – 51.35 (All-America; Personal Best)

100 Backstroke

10. Gabriel Fantoni – 44.96 (Honorable-Mention All-America)

3-Meter Dive

1. Andrew Capobianco – 461.65 (All-America)

 200 Medley Relay

9. Gabriel Fantoni, Ian Finnerty, Vini Lanza, Bruno Blaskovic – 1:23.27

* Brandon Hamblin also earns Honorable-Mention All-America honors for swimming in prelims

 

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COA rejects argument that children adopted by unmarried uncle were ‘born out of wedlock’

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Katie Stancombe for www.thindianalawyer.comx

The grandparents of two children adopted by their unmarried uncle do not have standing to seek visitation, the Indiana Court of Appeals wrote Friday in an opinion rejecting the argument that the children were “born out of wedlock.”

Paul Bobby Hernandez adopted E.H. and I.H. after the Marion Circuit Court terminated the parental rights of their biological parents in January 2017. Hernandez, the children’s biological maternal uncle, and his significant other adopted the children together but are not married.

Then in March 2018, Alvina Casillas and Paul Hernandez, the children’s biological maternal grandparents, filed petitions for visitation as paternal grandparents, which Paul Bobby moved to dismiss, arguing the grandparents lacked standing to petition for visitation because they did not meet the statutory requirements.

But because Paul Bobby is not married, the trial court ruled that the children were technically “born” out of wedlock and that Casillas and Paul did, in fact, have standing to seek grandparent visitation. Paul Bobby then appealed, but the grandparents argued they have standing to seek visitation because paternity was established in Paul Bobby through the adoption proceeding, and because E.H. and I.H. were “born out of wedlock.”

The Indiana Court of Appeals, however, found that argument to be nonsensical, and one that would produce an absurd result unintended by the Indiana General Assembly in passing the Grandparent Visitation Act.

“Specifically, Casillas and (Paul) Hernandez’ theory is an attempt to circumvent the strict interpretation of the statute,” Judge Rudolph Pyle wrote for the panel. “There is clearly a difference between being ‘born out of wedlock’ and being adopted by an unmarried person. A decree of adoption ‘severs forever every part of the parent and child relationship; severs the child entirely from its own family tree and engrafts it upon that of another. For all legal and practical purposes a child is the same as dead to its parents.’”

Thus, finding that adoption is not the same as birth, the appellate panel found Casillas and Paul did not have standing to seek grandparent visitation and that the trial court erred in concluding otherwise. It thus reversed the trial court’s decision in In the Matter of the Paternity of E.H.; Paul Bobby Hernandez v. Alvina Casillas and Paul Hernandez, 18A-JP -2137.

The appellate court also noted the grandparents improperly sought court intervention in a dispute with their own child, Paul Bobby, which was an unwarranted encroachment on his right to raise E.H. and I.H. as he sees fit.

“The legislature simply did not contemplate such a situation when enacting the GVA,” the appellate panel wrote.

Lastly, the appellate court pointed out that E.H. and I.H. do not even meet the statutory definition of “child” under Indiana Code § 31-9-2-1 for the purposes of I.C. § 31-17, which defines “child” as a “child . . . of both parties to the marriage,” “[c]hildren born out of wedlock to the parties”, and “[c]hildren born or adopted during the marriage of the parties.”

“Here, the children were adopted, but the adoption did not occur during a marriage,” Pyle concluded. “This statutory definition simply does not include children adopted by single, unmarried persons.”

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