IMPD officers arrested.

[bwframe]

It's hard to really fathom how screwed up the court scheduling is right now due to the COVID back log. The prosecutor's office is jumping out their own backside due to work-to-manpower ratio right now. Even getting a non-major felony/nobody in custody case SCREENED can take weeks.

Don't read anything in to continuances in "normal" times. Definitely don't read anything into them now. Currently, court rooms are often booked for 5 or more cases simultaneously figuring most of them will be resolved pre-trial. If you are 5th priority and any of the others go, you're getting bumped.

Wonder if all of this makes for the system to be gamed even more than normal?

 

[HoughMade]

It's hard to really fathom how screwed up the court scheduling is right now due to the COVID back log....

Don't read anything in to continuances in "normal" times. Definitely don't read anything into them now...

Very true. They are trying cases again, but there is a huge backlog and everything takes longer than it used to. Also, courts are granting continuances for any reason or no reason at all.

In my 23 years of practice, it has been exceedingly common for attorneys to put things off if they can because there is always some other "emergency" to attend to. Judges used to be a limit to this as they at least acted like they wanted to keep things moving. Now, if you just imply "COVID", you get a continuance, no questions asked.

As an aside, I have a lot of friends who are trying case after case because of over a year of cases stacking up. I got lucky. I settled a very large mass tort in the middle of the pandemic which did away with all of my cases scheduled for trial and started working on another 2 mass torts during the "shutdown" times so that none of those cases are trial-ready yet. I won't try a case until 2022.

 

[Armed Citizen]

For those of you playing at home. The mayor typo is on purpose, go look at his commercials.

Now that is funny as hell....... I thought I was the only one that noticed that on his commercial.

 

[LPMan59]

The wheels of justice are still turning. Another continuance filed this month. I’m surprised the prosecutor hasn’t dismissed the charges at this point.

 

[HoughMade]

... I won't try a case until 2022.

Make that 2023.

 

[thunderchicken]

Make that 2023.

No wonder our prosecutors are so quick to work a plea deal and get schmucks back out on the street. They can claim X%of closed cases

 

[BehindBlueI's]

No wonder our prosecutors are so quick to work a plea deal and get schmucks back out on the street. They can claim X%of closed cases

I'm not supposed to make cynical or negative posts about our partners in the MCPO's office in public. I can, however, say take a look at some of the FOP's messages on the topic.

 

[Denny347]

No wonder our prosecutors are so quick to work a plea deal and get schmucks back out on the street. They can claim X%of closed cases

He is waiting until after the election to make any moves on quite a few cases involving police officers as defendants.

 

[thunderchicken]

I'm not supposed to make cynical or negative posts about our partners in the MCPO's office in public. I can, however, say take a look at some of the FOP's messages on the topic.

Oh I'm crystal clear. I've had many conversations with officers in the shop.

 

[thunderchicken]

He is waiting until after the election to make any moves on quite a few cases involving police officers as defendants.

I was talking with a seasoned officer in the shop last night about that very subject. Especially the 6 from ND that are sitting in limbo. If he thinks it would get himself a win at the polls, I wouldn't be surprised if he makes a move just before election day on that one.

 

[Denny347]

I was talking with a seasoned officer in the shop last night about that very subject. Especially the 6 from ND that are sitting in limbo. If he thinks it would get himself a win at the polls, I wouldn't be surprised if he makes a move just before election day on that one.

Hmmm, I would be astonished to see charges by him. If they are thinking criminal charges, he will either convene a grand jury or bring in a special prosecutor to decide. Hands clean either way.

 

[thunderchicken]

Hmmm, I would be astonished to see charges by him. If they are thinking criminal charges, he will either convene a grand jury or bring in a special prosecutor to decide. Hands clean either way.

Oh I agree he would probably bring in a grand jury and I don't think it will happen...yet.
I'm just saying that he is slimy enough that if he thought it would buy him enough votes he would make a move on it and announce it right before the election.

 

[jagee]

I thought it was OK and not over the line. Right up to it, but not over.

Then again, I'm not an admin so my opinion means squat.

 

[Expat]

So looking at Nick’s case, they dismissed two charges and took a plea on Refusal to Aid an Officer. What does that mean?

 

[Frank_N_Stein]

So looking at Nick’s case, they dismissed two charges and took a plea on Refusal to Aid an Officer. What does that mean?

 

[Cameramonkey]

Well NOW I am. Wasn’t back then.

 

[Expat]

09/26/2022

Judgment Judicial Officer: Graham, Clayton A. 01. 35-44.1-1-1(1)/F6: Official Misconduct def., a public servant, knowingly or intentionally commits an • Dismissed 02. 35-43-4-2(a)/MA: Theft • Dismissed 03. 35-44.1-3-3/MB: Refusal to Aid an Officer • Plea by Agreement Indiana Courts Case Search - MyCase Indiana Supreme Court, Public Access public.courts.in.gov

 

[KG1]

What is the Indiana Code for refusal to aid an officer?


Sec. 3. A person who, when ordered by a law enforcement officer to assist the officer in the execution of the officer's duties, knowingly or intentionally, and without a reasonable cause, refuses to assist commits refusal to aid an officer, a Class B misdemeanor.

 

[Titanium_Frost]

So looking at Nick’s case, they dismissed two charges and took a plea on Refusal to Aid an Officer. What does that mean?

The "boys club" rules are in effect?

 

[printcraft]

“Assist us in collecting evidence to use against you or we will charge you with a crime.”