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Ind. Courts - Judicial race in Delaware County
Rick Yencer reports today in a story in the Muncie Star-Press that begins:MUNCIE -- Restoring confidence and credibility in the local criminal justice system weighs heavily on Republican Delaware Circuit Court 4 Judge John Feick, who oversees drug forfeiture cases,...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on October 7, 2008 08:44 AM
Ind. Courts - "Judge Wayne Lennington could face criminal charges"
The ILB has had a number of earlier entries about former Delaware Circuit Court 5 Judge Wayne Lennington. Today the Muncie Star-Press has a story headlined "Judge Wayne Lennington could face criminal charges." Reporter Rick Yencer writes in a story...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 28, 2008 09:29 AM
Ind. Courts - "Chris Teagle to succeed Lennington on bench"
Rick Yencer reports today in the Muncie Star-Press:MUNCIE -- Republican attorney Chris M. Teagle next week will succeed Democrat Wayne Lennington as judge of Delaware Circuit Court 5. Gov. Mitch Daniels announced the appointment Friday afternoon, hours before a local...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 10, 2008 11:20 AM
Ind. Courts - "Colleagues put retiring judge Wayne Lennington on hot seat"
For background, see this ILB entry from May 3rd, headed "Lennington scandal could play role in race for Delaware Circuit Court 5." Today Rick Yencer of the Muncie Star-Press reports:Three generations of Lenningtons have practiced law or served as Delaware...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 10, 2008 11:13 AM
Ind. Courts - "Lennington scandal could play role in race for Delaware Circuit Court 5"
The ILB has not been posting pre-election stories this week listing who is running in the primary judicial races, as they would be quickly superceded next week by stories about the general election candidates. This Delaware County Circuit Court, however,...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on May 3, 2008 09:35 AM
Ind. Courts - Delaware County "Judicial races drawing most local campaign donations"
Rick Yencer reports today in the Muncie Star-Press:Delaware County's contested judicial races -- especially the campaign for the Democratic nomination in Circuit Court 5 -- are drawing the most money in advance of the May 6 primary election. Friday marked...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on April 19, 2008 10:11 AM
Ind. Courts - More on "Muncie judge calls it quits"
Updating this ILB entry from March 28th, Rick Yencer of the Muncie Star-Press reports:Gov. Mitch Daniels will have the Republican nominee to consider when appointing a successor to Delaware Circuit Court 5 judge Wayne Lennington, whose resignation is effective May...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on April 5, 2008 12:50 PM
Ind. Courts - "Muncie judge calls it quits"
Rick Yencer and Nick Werner of the Muncie Star-Press report today:Judge Wayne Lennington has resigned from the Delaware Circuit Court 5 bench, effective May 15, in the wake of a probe by a state commission that oversees judicial conduct, and...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 28, 2008 08:02 AM
Ind. Courts - "Republican enters Delaware Circuit Court 3 race"
Rick Yencer reports today in the Muncie Star-Press:A local defense attorney has jumped into the growing race for Delaware Circuit Court 3 judge that already has a Democratic primary contest. Mark Delgado, 35, also a captain in the Indiana National...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 20, 2008 01:11 PM
Ind. Courts - Still more on "Judge admits he's target of criminal probe"
Updating this ILB entry from Feb. 9th, Rick Yencer of the Muncie Star-Press reports today in a story headlined "Judge Lennington relinquishes tax-sale jurisdiction." that begins:MUNCIE -- Delaware County Circuit Court 5 Judge Wayne Lennington has relinquished jurisdiction over all...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 15, 2008 09:00 AM
Ind. Courts - Update on Delaware judicial candidacies
Updating these ILB entries from Feb. 11th ("Delaware Circuit Court 3 Judge Robert Barnet Jr. has decided to call it a career") and Feb. 9th ("More on 'Judge admits he's target of criminal probe'"), Rick Yencer of the Muncie Star-Press...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 12, 2008 09:17 AM
Ind. Courts - More on "Judge admits he's target of criminal probe"
Updating this entry from yesterday, Nick Werner reports today in the Muncie Star-Press, in a long story under the headline "Judge says he was target of extortion attempt," that begins:MUNCIE -- Judge Wayne Lennington said Friday he believed an extortion...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 9, 2008 09:47 AM
Ind. Courts - "Judge admits he's target of criminal probe"
Nick Werner reports today in the Muncie Star-Press in a story that begins:Delaware Circuit Court 5 Judge Wayne Lennington acknowledged Thursday he is under criminal investigation for his connection to investment properties but denied any wrongdoing. Lennington, 77 -- a...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on February 8, 2008 08:05 AM
Ind. Courts - "One of three incumbent Delaware County judges announcing a bid for re-election"
From a report in the Muncie Star-Press by Rick Yencer:The 2008 election began Thursday with one of three incumbent Delaware County judges announcing a bid for re-election. Delaware County Circuit Court Judge 5 Judge Wayne L. Lennington, a Democrat who...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on December 7, 2007 08:14 AM
Ind. Courts - "Judge grants drug defendant use of computer legal service"
Rick Yencer reports today in the Muncie Star-Press:MUNCIE -- As he prepares to represent himself in an upcoming trial, accused cocaine dealer Kelvin Lampkins will have access to the same online legal service that attorneys and courts use. Delaware Circuit...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on August 16, 2007 10:46 AM
Ind. Courts - "Attorney, defendant fail to show up for trial"
Nick Werner reports today in the Muncie Star-Press:MUNCIE -- An Indianapolis defense attorney who failed to appear in court for a Thursday trial could face contempt charges and will be fined for the cost of trial preparations, a judge said....
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on June 29, 2007 08:47 AM
Ind. Decisions - More on: "Appeals court throws out conviction"
Updating this ILB entry from Monday, about a Court of Appeals ruling Sept. 19th in the case of Joseph Stellwag v. State of Indiana, Seth Slabaugh of the Muncie StarPress reports today:MUNCIE -- Delaware Circuit Court 5 Judge Wayne Lennington...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 28, 2006 11:02 AM
Ind. Decisions - "Appeals court throws out conviction"
"Appeals court throws out conviction" is the headline to this story today in the Muncie Star-Press about a Court of Appeals ruling last Tuesday, Sept. 19th, in the case of Joseph Stellwag v. State of Indiana (see ILB entry here...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on September 25, 2006 06:11 AM
Ind. Courts - Delaware County Judge denies he gave preferential treatment
"Judge denies he gave preferential treatment: The Circuit Court 5 judge ordered police to release a man after getting a phone call from the man's wife" is the headline to a story today in the Muncie Star-Press. Some quotes:A habitual...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on April 19, 2006 12:17 PM
Ind. Courts - Delaware County Judge criticizes plea agreements
"Judge criticizes plea agreements" is the headline to a story by Nick Werne in the Muncie Star-Press. Some quotes:A Delaware County judge questioned whether preliminary plea agreements are too lenient in the cases of a husband and wife who fired...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 18, 2006 10:29 AM
Ind. Gov't. - GPS tracking could cut Delaware County jail population
Seth Slabaugh of the Muncie Star-Press reports today:Delaware County hopes to reduce jail overcrowding by using GPS satellite technology to track the movement of offenders instead of keeping them behind bars. County taxpayers spent more than $500,000 last year to...
Posted in The Indiana Law Blog on March 7, 2006 07:51 AM