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Friday, April 06, 2007
Ind. Courts - Still more on: Evansville lawyer sentenced in misdemeanor case
Updating this ILB entry from March 30th, Kate Braser of the Evansville Courier & Press reports today:
An Evansville lawyer accused of having the ingredients for a meth lab in his law office is asking to move his case outside Vanderburgh County.In a motion for a change of venue filed Wednesday in Vanderburgh Superior Court, Verdelski Miller, who is representing accused attorney Brad Happe, cited media publicity as the reason the case should be tried in another county. * * *
"As a result of the defendant's preliminary charge, substantial media attention has been given to the case to the point where the defendant is unable to select an impartial jury," Miller wrote in his motion. "Every major Evansville media outlet has reported on the facts of this case as that particular media outlet has interpreted them."
Miller said because Evansville media markets reach counties in three states, "It is now impossible to select a jury in Evansville's news market that has not been predisposed to the matter herein."
Posted by Marcia Oddi on April 6, 2007 10:34 AM
Posted to Indiana Courts