Misdemeanor & D/6-Felony

The Misdemeanor & D/6-Felony Team handles the criminal cases filed in Hamilton Superior Court 4, Hamilton Superior Court 5, Hamilton Superior Court 6, and Carmel City Court.

Case Assignment

   By local rule, all misdemeanors (except those assigned to Superior Court No. 3 or No. 6 [see below]) are randomly filed with 1/3 in Superior Court No. 4, 1/3 in Superior Court No. 5, and 1/3 in Superior Court No. 6 or other method as the judges of said courts shall agree.
   All F6 Felony cases (except those assigned to Superior Court No. 3 [see below]) are randomly filed with 1/3 in Superior Court No. 4, 1/3 in Superior Court No. 5, and 1/3 in Superior Court No. 6 or other method as the judges of said courts shall agree. 
  
    Special rules apply to Level 6 Felony and Misdemeanor cases (F6 or CM in the cause number) with these offenses charged:
            1.  Misdemeanor cases (CM) with domestic battery offenses are filed into Superior Court No. 6.
            2.  Misdemeanor cases (CM) with invasion of privacy offenses are filed into Superior Court No. 3.
            3.  Level 6 Felony cases (F6) with domestic battery offenses  or invasion of privacy offenses are filed into Superior Court No. 3
            4.  Level 6 Felony cases (F6) with strangulation offenses are filed in Superior Court No. 3. 
These specially filed cases are not handled by this division.