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Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Ind. Courts - "Haughee's appeals all are denied"

Two new stories today on former Lake County deputy prosecutor Michael B. Haughee (see list of earlier ILB entries).

James D. Wolf Jr.'s Gary Post Tribune report begins:

VALPARAISO -- A Porter County Judge denied all the motions that a former Lake County prosecutor and Hebron council member filed as part of his appeal on a sexual assault conviction.

Judge Mary Harper said little Tuesday before denying the motions that Michael B. Haughee, 56, filed in April.

Harper said the court had addressed most of Haughee's concerns before the January trial where he was found guilty of sexual battery, criminal confinement and interference with the reporting of a crime in regard to an attack on a woman in a wheelchair.

Haughee has been representing himself in the appeals process, which includes motions for bond while he is working on his case.

Bob Kasarda's story in the NWI Times begins:
VALPARAISO | Former Hebron Town Council President Michael Haughee failed Tuesday to convince a judge to throw out his sexual assault conviction.

Haughee, who is currently serving a one-year term at the county jail, argued in part that the woman accusing him of the attack was under the influence of 26 different prescription medications when she testified against him.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on July 2, 2008 10:48 AM
Posted to Indiana Courts