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Friday, May 04, 2007

Ind. Decisions - Supreme Court orders the Warrick County court reporter to finish typing the transcript of the David Camm murder retrial

Ben Zion Hershberg of the Louisville Courier Journal reports today:

he Indiana Supreme Court has ordered the Warrick County court reporter to finish typing the transcript of the David Camm murder retrial by June 1 or face possible contempt-of-court charges.

The stern warning by the court, issued Wednesday, followed court reporter Mary C. Kennedy's request for a delay until Aug. 1 to finish the transcript of the eight-week trial, which was held early last year in Warrick County Superior Court.

It was Kennedy's second request for an extension, and the Supreme Court had ordered her to complete the transcript by May 1 after her first request for more time in late January.

Katharine Liell, one of Camm's lawyers, said her client "is frustrated with the delay." It's likely that if the Supreme Court orders a third trial for her client, it couldn't begin until next year, she said.

Liell asked the Supreme Court to order a partial transcript to be provided so work can proceed on the appeal, and the Supreme Court ordered Kennedy on Wednesday to send Camm's lawyers what has been typed so far. * * *

Camm's lawyers filed a notice of intent to appeal in November, following Camm's unsuccessful request for Warrick Superior Court Judge Robert Aylsworth to reconsider the verdict. Typing the transcript began soon after the filing.

Kennedy wasn't available for comment yesterday on how long the transcript might be and when she thinks it can be completed. But a court clerk said four people are working on the transcript.

The transcript of Camm's first trial, a nine-week proceeding in Floyd County Superior Court at which he was found guilty in March 2002, included more than 7,200 pages of testimony and arguments. A new trial was ordered on appeal.

The transcript of the nearly three-week murder trial of Charles Boney, Camm's co-defendant who was tried in Floyd County Circuit Court early last year, was about 3,500 pages.

The ILB had an entry April 22nd titled "Law - More on unfinished or lost transcripts, and court transcripts in general."

Posted by Marcia Oddi on May 4, 2007 09:57 AM
Posted to Ind. Sup.Ct. Decisions