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Professor Schumm's Blog Entry Cited in Indiana Court of Appeals Decision
11/24/2014
Professor Joel Schumm, ’98, wrote a post for The Indiana Law Blog on prosecutor behavior, titled “Isn’t It Time to Get Serious About Prosecutor Misconduct,” which was published July 7, 2014. That blog entry was cited in a footnote in a decision today by the Indiana Court of Appeals in the case Antonio Smith v. State of Indiana.
Smith appealed his burglary conviction, and the court addressed whether his conviction “was obtained by the State’s knowing use of perjured testimony at his trial.” The court concluded that the state was aware of a high probability that if the defendant’s former girlfriend was called to testify against him, that she would commit perjury.
The footnote indicates that a copy of the decision in this case is being sent to the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission.
Professor Schumm is a magna cum laude graduate of the law school. He is a clinical professor of law, where he teaches in the Appellate Clinic, director of the Judicial Externship Program, and director of Experiential Learning.
