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Tuesday, January 05, 2010
Ind. Courts - "LaPorte County Judge Koethe's trial in the hands of the jury"
Updating this ILB entry from this morning, Dustin Grove of South Bend WSBT-TV reports this evening:
The trial of a LaPorte County judge accused of obstruction of justice is now in the hands of a jury.Closing arguments have wrapped up in the state's case against Jennifer Evans Koethe.
Prosecutors say she asked a police officer to get rid of a piece of evidence during the investigation into her own accidental shooting. A special prosecutor was appointed from St. Joseph County and a Lake County jury will decide the verdict.
WSBT's Dustin Grove was inside the courtroom Tuesday in Crown Point with what has been a very unusual case from the beginning. It had to do with the judge accidentally shooting herself at her home in December 2008. * * *
Koethe faces up to three years in prison and she could be disbarred from the bench if convicted. The jury is deliberating. Check WSBT-TV at 6 and 11 tonight for updates on the case.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on January 5, 2010 06:08 PM
Posted to Indiana Courts