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Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Ind. Law - Well-known Merrillville attorney killed in car crash

From the Chicago Sun-Times:

CROWN POINT. A woman and three men -- including a well-known lawyer -- were killed Tuesday night in a three-vehicle crash in Crown Point, Ind. * * *

Garry Weiss, 53, of the 1700 block of Beachview Court in Crown Point, was dead on the scene with multiple blunt force trauma injuries, according to the spokesman, who said Weiss was driving the car.

Weiss was a well-known lawyer who recently defended Gary firefighter Carlton Davis Jr., who was convicted Tuesday of running a dogfighting operation out of his home. He was one of three full-time attorneys at the Law Offices of Garry A. Weiss P.C., in Merrillville, Ind.

The Gary Post-Tribune today has a report by Andy Grimm on yesterday's dogfighting verdict. It begins:
Animal rights activists Tuesday morning were applauding the conviction of Gary firefighter Carlton Davis Jr. on charges he trained fighting dogs and promoted dog fights.

"When I heard about it I cried," said Betty Clayton, director of the Humane Society of Northwest Indiana, who attended parts of Davis' six-day trial.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on April 30, 2008 08:50 AM
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