Washington County prosecutor suspended
The Louisville Courier-Journal reports, “Indiana court suspends Washington prosecutor” and The Indianapolis Star has an article headlined, “Washington County prosecutor suspended.”
Washington County Prosecutor Cynthia L. Winkler was suspended from practicing law for 120 days over a dispute that began when a chief deputy prosecutor tore a page of notes from a defense attorney’s pad during a court hearing.
According to the charges filed with the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission, Winkler and Chief Deputy Blaine Goode admitted Goode had taken the page of notes during a February 2003 trial without the defense attorney’s knowledge, purportedly to secure a writing sample from the defendant. Goode got a 60-day suspension.
Indiana Barrister posted the opinion in the case yesterday in In the Matter of Cynthia L. Winkler and In the Matter of Blaine Goode.
