David Camm will have new lead counsel as his case moves toward a third trial.
Katherine “Kitty” Liell confirmed in an e-mail to The Tribune that she has withdrawn as lead counsel for David Camm.
“The court would be in a position to appoint new lead counsel. Ms. Uliana has agreed to remain as second chair counsel on behalf of David Camm,” Liell stated.
Liell said in a previous interview with The Tribune that she would have to consider the time, money and emotional energy it would require before deciding whether to go through another trial.
Court records in Warrick County state that, following correspondence with the Floyd County Public Defender’s office, the court appointed Richard Kammen and Stacy Uliana as co-counsel to represent Camm, subject to their accepting the appointment and entering an appearance in the case.
Uliana did not return calls seeking comment, and an assistant said Kammen was out of the office all day and that she could not confirm if he had agreed to take the Camm case.
Kammen is based in Indianapolis, and according to his Web site, concentrates on “white-collar defense, complex crimes, health care issues as well as death penalty defense.”
Kammen, who was admitted to the Bar in 1971, has defended six death penalty cases.
Camm, 45, has twice been convicted of murdering his wife, Kimberly, 35, and two children, Bradley, 7, and Jill, 5, in September 2000 at their home in Georgetown.
The first conviction was overturned by the Indiana Court of Appeals, and the second was overturned by the Indiana Supreme Court in June.
After a request for another hearing before the Supreme Court was denied, Floyd County Prosecutor Keith Henderson announced early last month that he would seek a third trial.
There are several issues that have still not been resolved. Camm’s attorneys have filed a motion to change venue from Warrick County, where the second trial was held, to Northern Indiana due to media exposure. Henderson has said there is no reason to move the case from Warrick County.
Camm’s defense also has filed a motion that Henderson be removed from the case because he had negotiated a book deal with a publishing company to write about the Camm case. Henderson said their agreement was always that the book deal would be terminated if the Supreme Court overturned the conviction, but Camm’s attorneys argue he participated in the appeal’s process, which is handled at least primarily by the attorney general’s office. They say the book agreement creates a conflict of interest because Henderson could be more concerned about making money than performing his duties.
The court has not made a decision on either motion and has not set any dates for hearings.
An office spokesperson for the prosecutor’s office said Henderson was in meetings all day and would not be available to comment.
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State asks for Henderson to be reinstated to Camm case
Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller announced Thursday his office will appeal the ruling that removed Floyd County Prosecutor Keith Henderson from the David Camm’s third murder trial due to a book deal.
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Court says Henderson can't remain on Camm case
“Concluding that prosecutor’s literary contract created an irreversible, actual conflict of interest with his duty to the people of the state of Indiana, we find that the trial court erred when it denied Camm’s petition,” Judge John G. Baker wrote in his opinion.
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Indiana Court of Appeals will review Camm book deal
The Indiana Court of Appeals has agreed to decide whether a special prosecutor should be appointed to David Camm’s third triple-murder trial.
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Camm murders still grip community after 10 years
Ten years ago today, Kim Camm and her two children Bradley, 7, and Jill, 5, were murdered in their Georgetown home.
Kim’s parents, Janice and Frank Renn, will have a private family gathering in remembrance, their attorney, Nick Stein, said. -
No change in venue: Camm's third trial to be in Warrick or Spencer counties
Special Judge Jonathan Dartt has denied a motion to change venue from Warrick County for David Camm’s third triple-murder trial, but he ordered jurors be selected from another county.
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Supreme Court asked to appoint special judge in Camm case
Attorneys for David Camm have asked the Indiana Supreme Court to appoint a special judge in the case after the presiding judge missed a deadline for ruling on a motion to change venue.
- Camm’s attorneys granted initial request for funding Warrick County Superior Court No. 2 Judge Robert Aylsworth granted a request by David Camm’s attorneys last week for $75,000 from the Floyd County Public Defender’s Office to begin preparation for a third murder trial.
- Camm’s lead attorney withdraws from case David Camm will have new lead counsel as his case moves toward a third trial.
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Indiana Supreme Court asked to reconsider David Camm decision
Camm has twice been convicted of murdering his wife, Kimberly, 35, and children, Bradley, 7, and Jill, 5
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What's next for David Camm?
After two trials and two convictions overturned on appeals
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