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Saturday, September 12, 2009
Ind. Courts - More on: LaPorte County judge threatens attorney with jail
Updating this Sept. 6th ILB entry, the Michigan City News-Dispatch reported Sept. 11th:
MICHIGAN CITY - Accused murderer Shawn Kelley's defense lawyer, who was threatened with arrest last week if he didn't show up to his next status hearing, appeared in court with her client Thursday.Logan-Tinae Thomas offered no explanation to the court for her absence at Kelley's last two hearings. Last week, La Porte Superior Court 1 Judge Kathleen Lang threatened to issue a bench warrant for Thomas' arrest if she did not come to court one more time.
"I didn't have any court dates on my calendar," she told the News-Dispatch after the hearing.
His trial is still set for Nov. 16, but Thomas told the court she is having difficulty getting records of Kelley's competency evalutions from St. Anthony Memorial.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on September 12, 2009 01:15 PM
Posted to Indiana Courts