Comments on Advance Indiana™: Leerkamp Defends Charges; Criticizes Delph Criticism

Michael, they are not "kids." Three are...

2010-05-25T14:40:05.263-05:00

Michael, they are not "kids." Three are 18, one is 19. All seniors.

Re Fitzgerald: What conversations is he trying t...

2010-05-25T01:18:31.941-05:00

Re Fitzgerald:
What conversations is he trying to hide, that is causing him to refuse to turn over all the wire-taps of Governor Bagdonovich sp., to the defense?. Could it be that they contain remarks about his providing alcohol and sexual partners to people, to get them to perjure themselves in criminal court?

Oh, Michael, want to debate me on the evidence? ...

2010-05-24T22:29:01.741-05:00

Oh, Michael, want to debate me on the evidence?

There is evidence of a cover-up, custom, policy & practice....and, if we had a U. S. Attorney in the Southern District of Indiana with the persona of Patrick Fitzgerald, well, let's just say: "There would be justice."

Leerkamp must know that it's time to retire......

2010-05-24T22:25:12.762-05:00

Leerkamp must know that it's time to retire.....

I would point out, Michael, that the harshest crit...

2010-05-24T07:19:11.502-05:00

I would point out, Michael, that the harshest criticsm of Leerkamp's handling of this and other cases has come from experts in criminal law who don't have any motivation to discredit her.

I cant believe that y'all, some of whom are la...

2010-05-24T07:06:17.863-05:00

I cant believe that y'all, some of whom are lawyers with experience, are so ready to convict those kids. You have no access to the evidence. You have no idea what happened. You know (or should know) that witnesses lie, dissemble, offer conflicting evidence, etc etc etc all the time.

You have no idea what the physical evidence (if any) shows or doesnt show.

I think all you do is look for angles that justify your political goals and feelings and just go from there, common sense and fairness and the law be damned.

Shameful.

The last time I tried to search the Star archive a...

2010-05-23T15:51:57.686-05:00

The last time I tried to search the Star archive at the central library they didn't have access to the years I needed to search. The Star's database is missing many years and is not a very user friendly system. The state library is a better place to look for older Star archived stories; otherwise, you have to go into the Star and ask them to look for it at an additional charge.

The librarian in me compels me to inform you that ...

2010-05-23T14:16:12.308-05:00

The librarian in me compels me to inform you that you could have obtained this article at no charge through IMCPL's online databases. There is a Proquest index on the library's web page that allows access to the full text of Star articles back through '91. Yes, you pay for it through your property taxes, so it's not exactly free. Still, it was easy to find and there's no reason to pay for the Star archives.

Familygurl, The Indiana State Bar Associationi on...

2010-05-23T08:58:08.485-05:00

Familygurl,

The Indiana State Bar Associationi on its own doesn't investigate attorney misconduct. Heck most attorneys aren't even members of the bar association. The Disciplinary Commission, an arm of the Supreme Court does that.

I wouldn't go that route as I doubt it's misconduct...just horrible judgment and a discirimantory attitude. I'd turn her comments over to groups that advocate for the disabled. If the comment wasn't so dated, they'd probably pursue it.

I am in total agreement with law professor Joel Sc...

2010-05-23T08:12:28.274-05:00

I am in total agreement with law professor Joel Schumm's bold assessment of prosecutor Sonia Leerkamp's behavior in this disgusting case of sexual assaults on a minor on a Carmel school bus. Shame on her!! Thanks for AI's continuing focus on this case and other related matters.

I had to purchase the archived story. You'll h...

2010-05-23T08:05:55.682-05:00

I had to purchase the archived story. You'll have to do the same. It would be a violation of the terms for me to pass off the full archived story to others.

Is there some way to post the 2002 Star article? ...

2010-05-23T07:50:33.562-05:00

Is there some way to post the 2002 Star article? Doesn't seem like the media (including the Star) is going to use Leerkamp's quote justifying the swim team's behavior as somehow OK because they were just "being mean" to him because he had a learning disability. I want to send a copy of the article to the Indiana State Bar with a suggestion that they investigate her conduct in both cases, but don't know how to access the archives.