Any news? Does IH have a new attorney yet?
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Prosecutor to ask for life sentence for murder of Halee Rathgeber.
http://www.14news.com/story/3544189...ntence-for-man-accused-of-killing-usi-student
this is 100% speculation.. it sounds like death penalty necessitates a "more experienced" attorney, so maybe they're going away from that in hopes of a less experienced attorney so a conviction is more likely.I wonder why they took the death penalty off the table already?
this is 100% speculation.. it sounds like death penalty necessitates a "more experienced" attorney, so maybe they're going away from that in hopes of a less experienced attorney so a conviction is more likely.
It seems that attorney isn't experienced for death penalty or life cases. This is snipped from the article.
The public defender said he wasn't certified to defend cases that include the death penalty or life in prison.
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IMO, counties have more than one public defender. If they have a dedicated public defender's office, surely there is at least one certified lawyer in the bunch. If not, I am sure the county could appoint someone who is certified to defend Isaiah Hagan. So ...... wonder why death penalty taken off the table so quickly? Maybe because he is cooperating with LE. :dunno:
I look for news everyday. Nothing lately. I hope her family is doing ok, they were all so close, it must be really hard.
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Me too.
I did notice that the case is now available to view on Doxpop (or maybe it's been there for awhile, I'm not sure). It's case # 87C01-1705-MR-000203
The most recent thing I see is that his lawyer filed a motion to be moved out of Pike County jail. Hmm, I wonder why. I don't think it's a rough place.
Doxpop says there is a hearing scheduled for tomorrow on IH's motion to relocate the defendant. A progress hearing is set for June 5th.
Attorney Phillips requests that Defendant be relocated to the Vanderburgh County Jail; State has no objection. Sheriff Kruse advises the Court that Vanderburgh County Jail will not take Defendant.
The sheriff responsible for the safety of Vanderburgh County and Evansville told the committee his county leaders have rejected pleas for a larger jail.
“I have guards working consecutive 16-hour shifts in my jail,” said Sheriff Dave Wedding. “That’s unacceptable. They’re gonna get hurt, they get complacent, they get angry, it may cause them to assault a prisoner because they’re mad because they haven’t slept.”
Wedding said he has been thwarted in attempts to seek DOC funding for added space and programs to supervise offenders released from custody.
This is probably because Vanderburgh County jail is overcrowded as it is, they can't take more people in and they're allowing house arrest for as many people as they can.
Article from March 2017:
And when you have guards working long hours under these demands, things like this might just slip under the radar: http://www.courierpress.com/story/n...cer-prescription-drug-dealing-case/102191526/
It's probably safer for IH to be where he is anyway... JMO
Is the Pike County jail far from Evansville?
About 45 minutes, it's a straight shot from Evansville/Newburgh if you take I-69.
This is probably because Vanderburgh County jail is overcrowded as it is, they can't take more people in and they're allowing house arrest for as many people as they can.
Article from March 2017:
And when you have guards working long hours under these demands, things like this might just slip under the radar: http://www.courierpress.com/story/n...cer-prescription-drug-dealing-case/102191526/
It's probably safer for IH to be where he is anyway... JMO