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Monday, March 06, 2006

Ind. Courts - State’s Court of Appeals to hear case at ISU Tuesday

Indiana State University's Indiana Statesman reports today, in a story by Andrea Sanders:

The Indiana Court of Appeals will hear an oral argument on a pending case at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Dede III.

Lisa Decker, associate professor of criminology, said the event is a long- running tradition at ISU. Decker said students, especially those majoring in legal studies and criminology, should take advantage of the event because, instead of sitting in the classroom hearing about the case, they can sit and hear the argument in person. Decker said this is the fifth year the Indiana Court of Appeals has visited ISU to hear an oral argument.

"The event is an opportunity for ISU students as well as the people of Terre Haute to learn about the justice system," Decker said. "The event will bring the judicial system closer to the people and make them aware of what the Court of Appeals does. People do not always have the time or enough interest in the case to attend. This could be a once in a lifetime opportunity for some of us to see a real court case."

Decker said the front of the room will be set up like a courtroom. There will be a bailiff, and the people in the audience will pose as the jury. The judges will hear the arguments and will have questions for the attorneys after they argue their case. The judges will make their ruling at a later time.

A three-judge panel of Judge Patricia A. Riley, Judge Melissa May and Judge Margaret G. Robb will hear the case of Indiana v. Michael Keller.

Here is the Court's summary of the case. Here are other cases the Court of Appeals will hear this month.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on March 6, 2006 07:46 PM
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