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Attorney General Curtis Hill Leads 11-State Coalition Supporting Alabama’s Voter ID Law

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Attorney General Curtis Hill on Friday filed an amicus brief supporting an Alabama law requiring voters to show personal identification at the polls. Attorneys general from 10 other states signed onto the filing.

Several civil rights groups have sued Alabama, claiming minorities are discouraged from casting ballots when they must produce IDs. Attorney General Hill said IDs are easy to obtain, however, and create no undue hardships for minority voters.

A U.S. district court already has upheld Alabama’s law as a constitutional safeguard against fraud and abuse, but plaintiffs now have taken their arguments to the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals.

“States can protect the integrity of our electoral processes while also safeguarding voter rights,” Attorney General Hill said. “The federal courts affirmed that truth when we in Indiana prevailed in Crawford v. Marion County Election Board. All we are asking of the 11th Circuit is to protect the legitimate interests of states in making sure elections remain fair and trustworthy.”

OWI conviction overturned due to improper jury admonishment

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Olivia Covington for www.theindianalawyer.com

The Indiana Court of Appeals has overturned a man’s Class A misdemeanor operating while intoxicated conviction after finding the trial court abused its discretion in admonishing the jury to ignore relevant evidence. But the appellate court also left the door open to a possible retrial on a lesser-included offense.

In Heath Poortenga v. State of Indiana, 45A03-1709-CR-2148, Lake County Sheriff’s Department Officer Kevin Fertig decided to initiate a traffic stop at 3 a.m. on July 10, 2016 after observing a vehicle without working headlights and taillights. The driver, Heath Poortenga, began to pull over when Fertig activated his lights, but he did not stop his vehicle for two blocks.

When Poortenga finally stopped, Fertig observed that he was speaking slowly, had glossy eyes and smelled like alcohol. Poortenga admitted he had been drinking, then failed three field sobriety tests. A subsequent chemical breath test at the jail showed Poortenga had an alcohol concentration equivalent of 0.069, so he was arrested.

After the state charged Poortenga with Class A and C misdemeanor operating while intoxicated, his counsel repeatedly noted at trial that the results of the chemical test showed Poortenga tested below the legal limit of an ACE of 0.08, meaning he was not intoxicated at the time of his arrest. The judge, however, admonished the jury to ignore similar statements made during closing arguments, telling jurors “(t)hat is not part of this case.”

Poortenga was found guilty as charged, but the judge dismissed the Class C misdemeanor charge as a lesser-included offense of the Class A misdemeanor. The Indiana Court of Appeals, however, overturned the Class A conviction on Tuesday, with Judge Cale Bradford writing that evidence of a person’s ACE is relevant to proving intoxication.

“In reaching this conclusion, however, we do not intend to suggest that a finding that an individual’s ACE is under the legal limit of 0.08 per se proves that the individual was not intoxicated,” Bradford wrote. “Rather, we merely conclude that such a fact is evidence that may be considered when determining whether an individual was intoxicated.”

Thus, when the judge admonished the jury to ignore evidence of Poortenga’s ACE during closing arguments, she committed reversible error by admonishing the jury to ignore relevant evidence, Bradford wrote. Further, the appellate court concluded there was insufficient evidence to prove Poortenga was operating his vehicle in a manner that endangered others — the second element of a Class A misdemeanor OWI charge — and thus prohibited the state from retrying him on the Class A misdemeanor.

However, the court allowed the state to seek a retrial on the Class C misdemeanor charge because there was sufficient evidence to sustain a finding of intoxication.

St. Vincent Evansville birth announcements for April 9, 2018

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Mika Robinson, Evansville, son, Ja’Dyn Dewayne, March 26

Ketina and Branden Snodgrass, Princeton, IN, son, Kingsley Ray, March 26

Taylor Binder and Demetric Anderson, Evansville, daughter, Emilia Jo, March 26

Kathleen and Jordan Fortner, Fort Branch, IN, son, Avery Joseph, March 28

Mariya and Bruno Klassen, Evansville, daughter, Sofia Maria, March 28

Shawndra Menser, Dawson Springs, KY, son, Mason Robert, March 28

Summer Moss, Evansville, son, Brayden Wayne, March 28

Amber and John Schaudt, Henderson, KY, daughter, Allison Joy, March 29

Kelsie Weber and David Martin, Evansville, son, Jackson Thomas, March 29

Lacey Healy, Evansville, daughter, Presley Jo, March 30

Kaitlyn and Dakota Hannah, Mount Carmel, IL, son, Zade Daniel, March 30

Oghenekevwe and Anthony Uvieghara, Newburgh, daughter, Oghenerukevwe Maryann Princess, March 30

Katelyn Johnson and Jamir Watson, Evansville, son, Kyree Jahsaun, March 30

Brianna and Marc Chavez, Evansville, son, Emmett Navarrete, March 31

Cecely and Kody Cunningham, Evansville, son, Leo Wyatt, April 1

Rachel and Mark Thompson, Haubstadt, IN, son, Jay Russell, April 2

Rhonda Latta and Christopher Gunther, Evansville, daughter, Paislee Hazel Charlene, April 2

 

Central Prepares Supermileage Car for Competition

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Central Students Prepare SuperMileage Car for California Competition
Wednesday, April 11
2:45 p.m.
Central High School, 5400 First Avenue
Students at Central High School will be working to prepare the school’s Supermileage car to be shipped to California for the Eco Marathon competition that will take place toward the end of April. This is the sixth year that the students have competed in the challenge. It marks the fifth year for the group to compete in the battery electric division. Central is one of only one or two high school teams out of 24 to compete in this division.
Last year, the group placed fifth among teams from all over the world, including colleges and universities. The teams who placed ahead of Central last year included Duke University, Oregon State University, Universidade Federal de Santa and University of Boulder Colorado.
About the Eco Challenge
The Shell Eco-marathon challenges student teams around the world to design, build, test and drive ultra-energy efficient vehicles. Students compete to see which vehicles can go the farthest on the least amount of fuel.

ADOPT A PET

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WEEKLY DEVASTATION’S

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“ For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

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“But God be thanked that though you were slaves of sin, yet you obeyed from the

page1image3711200“the heart that forms of doctrine to which you were delivered.”

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Romans 6:7, 17 NKJV

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“For he who has died has been freed from sin.”

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Romans 6:7 NKJV

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“But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were still

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sinners, Christ died for us.”

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Romans 5:8 NKJV

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SATURDAY

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“And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to

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those who are the called according to His purpose.”

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Romans 8:28 NKJV

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“that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that

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God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.”

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Romans 10:9 NKJV

Submitted by Karen Seltzer

Two arrests made in Monday morning shooting

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Evansville Police have made two arrests in the shooting that injured a man on Monday morning. Police were called to the area 920 W Columbia around 9:50am for a report of a person who had been shot. Officers arrived and found 34 year old Joseph Brown in an alley. Brown had been shot once. Brown told investigators he met two men in an alley to sell them a fake Gucci watch. During the transaction, Brown was shot and robbed by a white male who then fled in a car being driven by a black. Brown recognized the black male and identified him as MICHAEL HINES. Police located HINES and the car around 2:15pm near Riverside and Lodge. He was taken into custody without incident.
Based on statements from Brown and HINES, investigators determined the shooter was 18 year old GAGE SLOAN. SLOAN was located around 11:00pm. He was known to frequent the area of 7th/ Fountain and was spotted by officers as he entered 1511 Fountain Ave. SLOAN was taken into custody after a brief standoff .

SLOAN was arrested for:
Robbery with Serious Bodily Injury L2 Felony
Aggravated Battery with a Firearm L3 Felony
Theft L6 Felony

HINES was arrested for:
Robbery with Serious Bodily Injury L2 Felony
Possession of K2 CL A Misdemeanor

Women’s Golf earns seventh-place finish in final regular season tourname

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  Madison Chaney paces Evansville, finishing in a tie for 19th

In its last tournament of the regular season, the University of Evansville women’s golf team captured a seventh-place finish at the Indiana State Spring Invitational at Country Club of Terre Haute in Terre Haute, Ind.

Evansville carded a final-round 332 to place the Purple Aces in seventh in the 10-team field with a team score of 655 (323 – 332). Loyola captured the team title at the invitational, recording a 304 on the final day to total a two-round score of 614 (310 – 304), edging UNI by a single-stroke.

Junior Madison Chaney paced Evansville in the invitational, concluding the tournament with a two-day total of 159. After opening the tournament with a first-round 78, Chaney tallied an 81 on the final day to finish in a tie for 19th.

Following Chaney was freshman Sophia Rohleder, who finished in a tie for 36th with a two-round total of 165 (81-84). Just one stroke back of Rohleder was senior Giulia Mallmann, who remained consistent throughout the invitational with back-to-back rounds of 83 for a two-round total of 166.

Improving on our her opening round, sophomore Lexie Sollman notched an 84 in the final round to place her in a tie for 44th with a two-day totat of 170 (86 – 84). Finishing in 52nd was freshman Minka Gill who completed the tournament with a second-day 92 for a invitational total of 173 (81 – 92).

Evansville opens the postseason on Sunday, April 15 through Tuesday, April 17 at the MVC Championship in Newton, Kan.

Eagles use long ball to ground Hawks

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University of Southern Indiana Softball hit a combined six home runs Monday afternoon to sweep a Great Lakes Valley Conference doubleheader from host Quincy University.

Sophomore outfielder Allison Schubert (Nicholasville, Kentucky) went deep twice in the opener as the Eagles took game one, 7-5; while junior second baseman Claire Johnson (Pittsboro, Indiana) hit a grand slam in USI’s 8-5, game two victory.

The Screaming Eagles (19-16, 8-8 GLVC) return to action Saturday at noon when they host Rockhurst University in a GLVC twinbill at the USI Softball Field.

Game 1: USI 7, Quincy 5 (Box Score)
USI used back-to-back home runs on two occasions to rally from a 2-0 deficit and earn the 7-5 victory in the opener.

After spotting Quincy a pair of runs in the bottom of the third inning, the Eagles tied the game as Schubert and senior third baseman Mena Fulton (Bloomington, Indiana) hit solo home runs in back-to-back plate appearances in the top of the fourth frame.

Junior outfielder Caitlyn Bradley (Forest, Indiana) had an RBI-single in the fifth frame to give USI a brief 3-2 lead; but Quincy answered with a solo home run of its own off the bat of Kay Bettendorf in the last half of the fifth to tie the score at 3-3.

Bradley, who was 2-for-4 with four RBIs in the opener, hit a three-run home run in the seventh to put the Eagles on top, 6-3; while Schubert hit her second home run and team-leading 10th of the year in the ensuing at-bat to give USI a four-run cushion.

Quincy (13-21, 3-13 GLVC) got a two-out, two-run home run from Remi Ferguson in the bottom of the seventh inning; but that was as close as the Hawks would get as sophomore pitcher Jennifer Leonhardt (Louisville, Kentucky) closed the door on the home team.

Leonhardt (9-8) was dominate in the circle in 4 2/3 innings of relief work. Despite giving up three runs off four hits and three walks, Leonhardt set down 10 batters on strikeouts. The first eight outs the Eagles recorded with Leonhardt in the circle were strikeouts.

Game 2: USI 8, Quincy 5 (Box Score)
Highlighted by Johnson’s grand slam, USI scored six times in the top of the second inning to build a 6-0 lead. USI also got RBI’s from senior outfielder Olivia Clark-Kittleson (Carbondale, Illinois) and Fulton as it took a 6-0 lead into the last half of the second inning.

USI added another tally in the top of the fifth to take a 7-0 lead with an RBI-single by sophomore shortstop Taylor Ricketts (Georgetown, Kentucky); while Quincy got on the scoreboard with a tally in the last half of the fifth.

Schubert’s third home run of the day gave USI an 8-1 lead in the sixth; but Quincy responded with four runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to make things interesting.

The Hawks brought the tying run to the plate in Ferguson, who had hit a two-run home run off Leonhardt in the seventh inning of game one. Leonhardt, who came into the game to face Ferguson with two outs and runners at first and second, was up to the task as she induced a fly ball out to earn her second save of the year.

Junior pitcher Haylee Smith (Florence, Kentucky) earned the win after giving up five runs, four earned, off nine hits in 6 2/3 innings of work. Smith (3-3) had one strikeout while issuing just one walk.

EPD ACTIVITY REPORT

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EPD REPORT

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