Superior Court to survey Warrick Co. residents about Camm

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February 4, 2010

Superior Court to survey Warrick Co. residents about Camm

Judge to determine if case should be moved

By MATT THACKER The News and Tribune Thu Feb 04, 2010, 09:37 PM EST

Surveys will be mailed to 200 randomly selected Warrick County residents to determine how much people in the county know about the David Camm case.

Floyd County Prosecutor Keith Henderson has argued that Camm’s third trial should be held in Warrick County, which is the county that has jurisdiction since the second trial was held there.

Camm’s attorneys filed a petition to change venue to Northern Indiana due to media exposure throughout the southern half of the state.

A court clerk said Superior Court No. 2 Judge Robert Aylsworth wants to determine whether a fair jury can be selected in Warrick County. She said the surveys will likely be mailed within the next couple of weeks.

After parties were unable to agree on a venue, the defense and prosecution were asked to submit proposed survey questions, according to the chronological case summary. The court will review the questions and send them to counsel. Seven days will be allowed for further comment before the surveys are mailed.

Henderson declined to comment, and Camm’s attorney did not immediately respond to request for comment.

The parties have held two telephone conferences, but no hearings have been scheduled.

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 Georgetown home.

The Court of Appeals overturned the first conviction in 2004, and the Supreme Court overturned the second conviction in June. Henderson announced in December that he would seek a third trial.

Camm will be represented by court-appointed attorneys, Richard Kammen and Stacy Uliana. The court has not issued a ruling on the defense’s motion to remove Henderson from the case. The prosecutor had negotiated a book deal with a publishing company to write about the Camm case.

Henderson said he had always planned to terminate the agreement if the Supreme Court overturned Camm’s conviction. The defense argues the book deal creates a conflict of interest.