Indiana Supreme Court to hold arguments at College
FOR RELEASE: Wednesday, March 30, 2005
Huntington, Ind. " Huntington College will host the Indiana Supreme Court for its oral arguments on Wednesday, April 6, 2005, at 2 p.m. The public is invited to attend. Admission is free. The argument will take about an hour and each side will have twenty minutes to argue its side of the case. The Supreme Court is pleased to be asked to visit Huntington. My colleagues and I feel it is important for us to travel to other parts of the state so people can get a first hand look at how our courts work, Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard said.
The case is John Glover v. State of Indiana. In this case, the State charged Mr. Glover with murder and listed his wife as a State's witness on the charging information. Glover sought to suppress his wife's testimony pursuant to the spousal privilege, which the court denied. Glover then filed an interlocutory appeal, and the Court of Appeals reversed the trial court's ruling. The Supreme Court will now review that decision. Attorneys for Mr. Glover are Kimberly DeVane and Crawford DeVane, both of Indianapolis. The attorney for the State is Joby Jerrells, Indianapolis.
The Indiana Supreme Court hears a few cases per year at various locations. The District Court of Appeals heard oral arguments in an appeals case over unemployment benefits at Huntington College on September 27, 1995.
Huntington College is a comprehensive Christian college of the liberal arts offering graduate and undergraduate programs in more than 70 academic concentrations. Following a decade of growth and development, Huntington College will become Huntington University in mid-2005. U.S.News & World Report ranks Huntington among the top comprehensive colleges in the Midwest. Founded in 1897 by the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, Huntington College is located on a contemporary, lakeside campus in northeast Indiana. The institution is a member of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) and was named one of the 50 best Christian places to work by Christianity Today magazine.
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The news media is also invited to attend. The Indiana Supreme Court allows photography and recording of its arguments under certain conditions. The Supreme Court will allow two still news photographers and two video news photographers. No flash photography is allowed and photographers must use a tripod or monopod and remain in place for the entire argument. Radio reporters are also welcome.
If more than two still photographers and two video news photographers are present, the news organizations must agree to a pool arrangement for those news organizations that are present at the site Theatre but not allowed to bring their photographic equipment inside. Making the pool arrangements is the responsibility of the news media and the Supreme Court will not become involved other than to exclude all cameras in the event there is a dispute.
