The BatBlog predicted early on that eventually no charges would be filed in this case and for two obvious reasons. 1.) If criminal charges are filed against the two fired employees, the whole operation (drug court) would be open to scrutiny, investigation and findings of possible corruption in a court of law...and you can bet your ass in court the two employees dismissed and possibly charged are going to come out swinging, naming names and pointing fingers. And one big finger will point directly at sitting Judge Jerry Jacobi the judge formerly overseeing the drug court... While the way we understand it Jacobi is protected by immunity from prosecution, that doesn't mean his name, reputation and legacy can't be dragged through the mud during trial testimony and the whole operation laid open.
Furthermore if this goes to court and the 2 employees were found not guilty because they were just apparently following orders of Judge Jacobi. You can bet your ass again there will be civil suits filed quickly on the employee's behalf for wrongful dismissal, character defamation, etc., etc. and that's the last thing Clark Co. needs is more civil lawsuits in the face of the class action suits already filed in behalf of several DC participants in federal court.
2.) Any court action involving any improper actions by employees will only fuel what is already looks like a solid case in behalf of the DC participants and can only add to what will be most likely be significant monetary awards. Then when you throw in an election coming up and wanting to avoid any more undue bad publicity, you can see the dilemma facing out going prosecutor Steve Stewart. No matter which way he turns it's lose, lose...he's in damage control..
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Expect no news until after the Nov. election and then it will be minimal with the guess of the BatBlog being NO CHARGES FILED (remember you heard it here first)....it may not be justice but it's whats best for the reputation of some Clark Co. politicians and save the county a lot of money in court....What's more important justice or reputations and money ??? You decide....it looks like the prosecutor has already decided by his non-actions...
Ask Mr. Mull about it. He seems to be your hero. (even though he was over the prosecutor's role in the infamous drug court.) Oh...I forgot...the prosecutors...the ones who actually agreed to drug court and put people in it...they get a pass. It was all the judges fault.
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If you read the post I put the blame squarely on the prosecutor for not moving forward...
ReplyDeleteMull is not the Clark Co. prosecutor Steve Stewart is and Mull answers to him...
As for Jacobi he's the one(when he was in charge of the program)and maybe with some input from the prosecutors on who determines who enters the program and who doesn't...
There's plenty of blame to throw around on this...
Yes ht... What exactly did Mull, Stewart and the office there do about it all that time? But you think Mull gets a pass because he 'answers' to Stewart?
ReplyDeleteLet me ask another question... I frequently hear bitter complaints about 'the child support office'. But WHO runs that so called disaster? The prosecutor. I guess that is way too dull for Mull to fix all these years he has had the chance. Much more interested in getting those crime fighter headlines. Feeding kids. Boring.
Is Mull over child support?
ReplyDeleteStewart is in charge NOT Mull. The whole drug court fiasco was a long slow train coming and everyone at the courthouse knew what was going on and no one said or did anything. I hope they all go to jail just like they were trying and in many case did put others in jail. Government employees should be held to a much higher standard than those whom they are supposed to be over watching.
ReplyDeleteACCOUNTABILITY is something that drug court is big on teaching participants about. You hear the word accountability so often in the Drug Court program. Trust and believe, participants are held accountable for their actions promptly without delay.
ReplyDeleteBut when it comes to those being held accountable who are teaching others about accountability, they seem to develop immediate amnesia and entirely forget what being held accountable means.
That's OK. We're gonna refresh their memories in Federal court.
Practice What You Preach.
Why on Earth would they select a local judge to appoint the special prosecutor anyway? Seems as if Judge Weber appointed one of his law school buddies as the special prosecutor to take it easy on his good old boy fellow judge Jacobi. They've worked together in the same county since the beginning of time (Clarksville-Superior 1/Circuit 3- Circuit 2) Surely somewhere down the road the 2 Judges have become friends.
ReplyDeleteSo how is having somebody appoint a special prosecutor to investigate a long time friend not a conflict of interest??
ANYBODY???
The investigation by a "special prosecutor" appears to be a massive cover up. Drug court personnel were abusing people for years and everyone in the court house was aware of it. There had been allegations of this abuse for years. If not for the inmate going to the feds the abuse would still be occurring. The judge is ultimately responsible for the conduct of his employees.
ReplyDeleteI agree, there should be no local politiciansinvolved in any of this. Bring in someone from the outside and let the chips fall where they may. And if that means Clark Co. Has to pay big money then so be it. Maybe that will help get more than 13% of the voters out. There is still lots of others at the. Out house who need to be held "accountable". Nothing would have ever happened to our beloved sheriff if someone from outside did not step in. I would love to see the Feds come in and look at a few other politicians.
ReplyDeleteA special prosecutor was appointed, so it is up to that prosecutor, not Stewart or Mull, to file any appropriate charges and when to do so. The request to appoint a special prosecutor was necessary and required under Indiana rules of professional responsibility (ethics) because members of the prosecutors staff are potentially witnesses in both criminal and civil cases involving the former drug court. The prosecutor's office discovered the drug court improprieties and filed motions to release people from jail who were being improperly detained.
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