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Case Information

Filed 2022-03-31
Status Decided
Type F 6 Felony 6
Docket 85 entries
Disposition ORDER TRANSFERRING

Parties

Plaintiff State Of Indiana
Defendant Butler, Steven J
Photo of Hon. Keirns Samuel

Judge

Hon. Keirns Samuel

Allen County (IN)

Indiana

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Docket Entries

  1. Case Opened as a New Filing
  2. Information Filed
  3. Probable Cause Found: Order Issued
  4. Warrant or Writ of Attmnt for the Body of a Person Issued
  5. Hearing Scheduling Activity
  6. Warrant or Writ of Attmnt for the Body of a Person Served
  7. Automated Paper Notice Issued to Parties
  8. Automated ENotice Issued to Parties
  9. Initial Hearing
  10. Appearance Filed
  11. Hearing Scheduling Activity
  12. Hearing Scheduling Activity
  13. Order on Initial Hearing
  14. Automated Paper Notice Issued to Parties
  15. Automated ENotice Issued to Parties
  16. Order for Monitored Conditional Release
  17. First Class Mail Returned
  18. First Class Mail Returned
  19. Status of Counsel Hearing
  20. Judicial Docket Entry
  21. Hearing Scheduling Activity
  22. Automated Paper Notice Issued to Parties
  23. Automated ENotice Issued to Parties
  24. First Class Mail Returned
  25. Status of Counsel Hearing
  26. Judicial Docket Entry
  27. Order Appointing Public Defender
  28. Automated Paper Notice Issued to Parties
  29. Automated ENotice Issued to Parties
  30. Appearance Filed
  31. Indigent Counsel Appointed at County Expense
  32. First Class Mail Returned
  33. Hearing
  34. Hearing Scheduling Activity
  35. Hearing Scheduling Activity
  36. Hearing Scheduling Activity
  37. Automated ENotice Issued to Parties
  38. Order Issued
  39. Automated ENotice Issued to Parties
  40. Notice to Court Filed
  41. Order Issuing Warrant for Arrest
  42. Warrant or Writ of Attmnt for the Body of a Person Issued
  43. Automated Paper Notice Issued to Parties
  44. Automated ENotice Issued to Parties
  45. Notice to Court Filed
  46. Order Issued
  47. Notice Issued
  48. Automated Paper Notice Issued to Parties
  49. Automated ENotice Issued to Parties
  50. Hearing Scheduling Activity
  51. Change of Plea Hearing
  52. Automated ENotice Issued to Parties
  53. Hearing Scheduling Activity
  54. Hearing Scheduling Activity
  55. Hearing Scheduling Activity
  56. Hearing Scheduling Activity
  57. Automated ENotice Issued to Parties
  58. Plea Agreement Filed
  59. Order Granting Mot. to Enter Plea Pursuant to Plea Agreement
  60. Notice Issued
  61. Warrant or Writ of Attmnt for the Body of a Person Recalled
  62. Automated ENotice Issued to Parties
  63. Automated Paper Notice Issued to Parties
  64. Pre-Sentence Investigation Report Filed
  65. Notice of Exclusion of Confidential Information
  66. Sentencing Hearing
  67. Conditions of Probation
  68. Judgment
  69. Sentenced
  70. Disposition Sent Electronically to Indiana State Police
  71. Disposition Sent Electronically to Indiana State Police
  72. Notice Issued
  73. Automated ENotice Issued to Parties
  74. Order Transferring Probation
  75. Automated ENotice Issued to Parties
  76. Pretrial Conference
  77. Jury Trial
  78. Automated ENotice Issued to Parties Plea by Agreement ---- 9/1/2022 : David Andrew Felts;Karen Elizabeth Richards;John R. Burns Sentenced ---- 9/1/2022 : David Andrew Felts;Karen Elizabeth Richards;John R. Burns
  79. Order Transferring Probation Judicial Officer: Godfrey, Steven O. Noticed: Richards, Karen Elizabeth Noticed: Burns, John R. Noticed: Felts, David Andrew Noticed: Allen County Adult Probation Department Order Signed: 09/12/2022
  80. Automated ENotice Issued to Parties Order Transferring Probation ---- 9/13/2022 : Allen County Adult Probation Department;David Andrew Felts;Karen Elizabeth Richards;John R. Burns
  81. CANCELED Pretrial Conference Reason: Agreed Resolution Session: 12/13/2022 8:30 AM, Cancelled Comment: SOG
  82. CANCELED Jury Trial Reason: Agreed Resolution Session: 01/04/2023 8:30 AM, Cancelled Session: 01/05/2023 8:30 AM, Cancelled Comment: 2 days/SOG

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