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Tuesday, March 07, 2006
Ind. Courts - Judicial misconduct alleged after drunken-driving arrest
"Judicial misconduct alleged after drunken-driving arrest" reports the Indianapolis Star today, adding more information to this ILB posting from yesterday. Some quotes:
A Marion Superior Court commissioner was charged Monday with judicial misconduct in connection with a drunken-driving arrest last June in Hendricks County in which charges were later dropped.
The Indiana Commission on Judicial Qualifications has charged Israel Nunez Cruz with two counts of failing to uphold the integrity of the judiciary. He faces discipline ranging from a reprimand to removal from his judicial post.Brownsburg police say Cruz asked for leniency when he was pulled over, but exactly what he told the officer is in doubt, because the officer quoted Cruz as saying he was a "Marion County councilman." * * *
Last fall, the local prosecutor, citing the conflicting evidence, dropped two misdemeanor counts of operating while intoxicated. Cruz, a Democrat, is a court commissioner in Marion County who frequently presides over drug cases.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on March 7, 2006 06:08 AM
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