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Saturday, August 09, 2008

Ind. Courts - More on "Attorney Michael 'Mick' Alexander seeks delay of trial, new judge"

Updaing this entry from yesterday, Douglas Walker reports today in the Muncie Star-Press that begins:

MUNCIE -- A Jay County judge on Friday declined to disqualify himself from presiding over ex-Delaware County Prosecutor Michael J. "Mick" Alexander's upcoming conspiracy-to-commit-bribery trial.
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Judge Brian Hutchison said the fact that he last year sentenced Alexander's defense attorney, Donald McClellan, to 30 days in jail for a drug-related conviction did not indicate he had "personal bias" against either Muncie attorney.

Hutchison -- appointed to Alexander's case in May by the Indiana Supreme Court -- took under advisement a defense request to postpone the trial, now set for Aug. 20.

"I'm not excited about the prospect of continuing this," said Hutchison, expected to rule next week on whether the trial will be rescheduled.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on August 9, 2008 09:38 AM
Posted to Indiana Courts