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Thursday, January 19, 2012

Ind. Courts - What's going on with Charlie White's legal actions?

The Civil Action. Currently waiting for the Supreme Court to act on the motion for emergency transfer to the Supreme Court filed by the AG on behalf of the Recount Commission. Details in this Jan. 10, 2012 ILB entry. The appellate docket can be found via: Case Number: 49 A 02 - 1201 - MI - 00001, IN RE: ELECTION CONTEST. the most recent entry is 1/1/12:

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The Criminal Action. The most recent ILB entry from the criminal action is dated Dec. 19, 2011, with Carrie Ritchie of the Indy Star reporting that Judge Nation had denied White's motion to dismiss seven felony charges.

To access the Chronological Case Summary (CCS) of Case No. 29D01-1103-FC-003107, State of Indiana vs. Charles White, type or copy the case number into this box and then click the link in the result for a detailed report.

WISHTV 8 has a story last evening by Jay Hermacinski headed "Tempers flare at White hearing." A quote:

Charlie White's legal problems began when he decided to run for secretary of state in 2010. Democrats pointed out that White lived in a townhouse outside the district he represented on the Fishers Council – which is against state law. White resigned his council seat.

At that time, the Town of Fishers released a statement that included this admission from White: "Because of my statewide campaign for secretary of state and recent marriage, I failed to realize that my new residence was outside my council district. Once notified of the situation, I took immediate action to correct the issue."

Wednesday in court, Brizzi vigorously argued for the opportunity to question a newspaper reporter who printed the quote – saying he wants to verify that it is accurate. The judge is set to rule on that motion next week.

That reporter would likely be Carrie [Carime] Ritchie, as shown in the 1/18/2012 CCS entry.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on January 19, 2012 03:51 PM
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