By Sarah Kidwell, Outreach Coordinator | Office of Communication, Education & Outreach
On Thursday, April 18, the Indiana Supreme Court heard an oral argument in Wabash County rather than in the Supreme Court Courtroom in Indianapolis. The Court schedules arguments twice a year outside the capital to provide students, press, and public in other areas of the state an opportunity to see the work of the Court and to teach students about the judicial process.
The Court heard argument in a criminal case addressing the Fifth Amendment privilege against self-incrimination, Katelin Seo v. State of Indiana, in the Honeywell Center in Wabash, Indiana. Justice Christopher Goff, the Court’s newest member, is originally from Wabash County.
Ford Theater was filled with over 900 attorneys, local judges, and students from 20 schools and community organizations including:
- Caston Jr./Sr. High School
- Christian Life Academy
- Columbia City High School
- Emmanuel Christian School
- Faith Christian Co-op
- Fishers High School
- Heartland Career Center
- Huntington Classical Conversations Community
- Huntington North High School
- Manchester Jr./Sr. High School
- Northfield Jr./Sr. High School
- North Miami Middle/High School
- Pierceton Woods Academy
- Southwood Elementary School
- Southwood Jr./Sr. High School
- The Arc Wabash County
- Tippecanoe Valley High School
- Wabash High School
- Wabash Middle School
- White’s Jr./Sr. High School
Following the argument, the Court answered questions from the audience providing students and community members an opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of the day-to-day operations and overall role of the Court, as well as the way cases move through the judicial system.