tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post2887306971003845681..comments2020-04-11T03:30:02.282-05:00Comments on Advance Indiana™: In Lawrenceburg, If At First You Don't Succeed . . .Gary R. Welshhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-82184571614755249342009-09-05T09:29:25.986-05:002009-09-05T09:29:25.986-05:00Omitted from the civil lawsuit was this small, mea...Omitted from the civil lawsuit was this small, meaningless fact:<br /><br />"Once the samples were obtained, a test showed Lockard's BAC was still below the legal limit at .05, but the department says several other drugs were detected in his blood, including Benxodiazepines, Opiates, Cannabinoids, Oxycodone, Opioids and MDMA."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-2302288926530133382009-09-05T08:53:41.347-05:002009-09-05T08:53:41.347-05:00macarnell, You raise an interesting point on the m...macarnell, You raise an interesting point on the mixture of prescription drugs and alcohol. The news story doesn't discuss that issue. People who take these prescribed medications are told not to mix them with alcohol but they do anyway, sometimes with terrible consequences.Gary R. Welshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15185079937305083438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-19990376517440069312009-09-05T08:02:10.230-05:002009-09-05T08:02:10.230-05:00Read the pleadings--the defendant exhibited impair...Read the pleadings--the defendant exhibited impairment beyond what could be explained by his BAC of 0.07, and admitted to prescription Xanax use while drinking. Is law enforcement to simply allow motorists driving the highways a "pass" because their polysubstance abuse is not all ethanol? Here is a man who was abusing two legal substances (Xanax and Ethanol) to the point of impairment and law enforcement. Are you suggesting that we, as a society, should give him a "pass" because he is uncooperative?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15600618875890647860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-8622719874564346072009-09-05T07:11:39.680-05:002009-09-05T07:11:39.680-05:00The Hamilton County Prosecutor's office will a...<b>The Hamilton County Prosecutor's office will actually use pending criminal charges to trade for dismissing civil claims, where someone who is a victim of police misconduct files a notice of tort claim. Even though the charges (often resisting arrest or disorderly conduct) might not be valid...</b><br /><br />What if the charges are valid? I liked how Lisa Trudeau filed legal documents reserving the right to sue Boone County for arresting her and her husband. Then, shortly there after the criminal charges are dropped to nothing more than civil infractions. I wonder if people now using the threat of civil litigation as a means to get criminal charges reduced as well?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12703782.post-14599575783030493792009-09-04T20:52:19.458-05:002009-09-04T20:52:19.458-05:00The Hamilton County Prosecutor's office will a...The Hamilton County Prosecutor's office will actually use pending criminal charges to trade for dismissing civil claims, where someone who is a victim of police misconduct files a notice of tort claim. Even though the charges (often resisting arrest or disorderly conduct) might not be valid, the Hamilton County Prosecutor's Office will leave the charges pending until the person agrees not to pursue the civil lawsuit. <br /><br />Under the old attorney disciplinary rules it was explicitly unethical for an attorney to threaten criminal action if someone doesn't settle a civil claim. That was edited out of the newer attorney disciplinary rules, the Rules of Professional Conduct, which took over right about the time I became a lawyer in 1987. <br /><br />The Marion County Prosecutor's Office will also leave charges pending against someone who has served a notice of tort claim regarding police or prosecutorial misconduct. Even if the charges are totally bogus, they'll leave them pending against the person because he/she threatened civil litigation. I think that is so unethical. If you don't have a valid charge against someone, you dismiss. Period. Any prosecutor who leaves charges pending against people the prosecutor knows did not commit the crime, should be brought up on ethics charges. <br /><br />Thanks, Gary, for bringing finding this.Paul K. Ogdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16137003328850866711noreply@blogger.com