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According to the detective, the underage girl disclosed that a man began touching her inappropriately when she was around 11 years old. [To read about the specific things that the girl reported he did to her, you may click below on the Affidavit for Warrant for Arrest. Caution: this document contains graphic details.] As the assigned…
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I prosecuted cases in Dubois Circuit Court for 9 years. I got to know the victims whose cases show up in that courtroom. They are often women and children – sometimes violated by defendants in unspeakable ways. The details of their cases vary, but one thing holds true: they never wanted to be a part of the criminal justice…
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Great time today at the Strassenfest parade! THANK YOU to each person who walked with me. I hope you know how much I appreciate your support!!
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As a prosecutor, when I meet with a victim who has been strangled by her boyfriend, I don’t ask her whether she leans Democrat or Republican. When I make a plea offer to a defendant charged with burglary, I don’t check into his political positions. When I speak to prospective jurors at a child molesting…
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Given that most criminal cases are resolved by plea agreements, rather than trials, does it make any difference who the judge is? Consider three things. First, the judge is the one who decides whether to accept a plea agreement. The prosecutor and the defense attorney can agree to whatever they want. But if the judge…
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Thank you to the Optimist Club of Jasper and the Fraternal Order of Police for hosting tonight’s Respect for Law Dinner and Law Enforcement Candlelight Memorial. “Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down his life for his friends.” John 15:13 Thank you, law enforcement officers, for putting yourselves in harm’s way…
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What exactly does a judge do? If it’s the jury, not the judge, that decides whether the defendant is guilty, does it really matter who the judge is? Those are great questions. As Sexual Assault Awareness Month winds down, let’s talk about those questions using a child molesting case as an example. If the defendant…
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She has just been sworn in to testify and she’s about to do something braver than I’ve ever done in a courtroom. It will begin simply. “Where do you go to school?” “What grade are you in?” “What’s your favorite subject?” If we’re lucky, she will unwittingly say something that will lighten the mood, even…
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If you listened to last week’s news story on WITZ, you know that I have a non-traditional background for an attorney. That includes not only time spent on the assembly line, but also eight years as a UPS driver. A UPS driver in Dallas, Texas. In vehicles without air conditioning. In other words, I am…
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I am honored to have had so many Dubois County law enforcement officers, both active and retired, walking alongside me last weekend in Ireland. Together, they represented four different law enforcement agencies, which I think is noteworthy. As a deputy prosecutor, Indiana law recognizes me as a law enforcement officer, and I’m proud to carry…
