Meth Lab Crimes Leads To Resignation
The Indiana Supreme Court has accepted the resignation of a criminal defense attorney who got caught up with drugs.
WLKY reported on the case
Leah Fink was arrested in Corydon on Aug. 16, 2011, on charges of manufacturing meth, maintaining a common nuisance and possession of meth and marijuana.
Harrison County deputies said they raided the home she shared with her mother at the time, finding meth and other paraphernalia.
During her sentencing hearing Thursday, witnesses shed some light on what troubles might have caused the drug abuse.
From dealing with Crohn’s disease and a crumbling marriage, family testified that Fink was in and out of the hospital after her arrest, which delayed the case four years.
Fink had a total of nine surgeries during those four years, spending more than 60 days in the hospital, her family testified.
Fink was arrested in 2014 after police conducted a search warrant and found active meth labs at a home in Jeffersonville.
ABA Journal also had the arrest. Indiana Law Blog carried a story on the recent conviction from the Corydon Democrat.
The news report indicates that she had been a judicial candidate in 2008.
Civil War fans will recognize Corydon as the only battlefield in Indiana per Wikipedia
Corydon was the site of the only Civil War battle fought in Indiana. On July 9, 1863, Confederate cavalry led by Brigadier General John Hunt Morgan, aided by the citizens of Brandenburg, Kentucky, crossed the Ohio River into Indiana to begin what is known as “Morgan’s Raid“. Morgan’s 2,500 men were opposed by 400 hastily assembled home guard at the Battle of Corydon. The Union troops were quickly defeated and the town surrendered. Corydon was sacked in retaliation for Union looting in Kentucky. The town’s treasury of $690 was seized, and the inmates of the jail were released. Gen. Morgan demanded from $600 to $700 from each mill and shop owner; otherwise, their buildings would be burned. Tradition says one Corydon miller overpaid by $200; Morgan promptly returned it to him
For those interested in the story of Morgan’s Raid, I suggest this book. (Mike Frisch)