INDIANA STATE ETHICS COM'N v. SANCHEZ

No. 49S02-1402-PL-80.

18 N.E.3d 988 (2014)

INDIANA STATE ETHICS COMMISSION, Office of Inspector General, and David Thomas, in his official capacity as Inspector General, Appellants (Respondents below), v. Patricia SANCHEZ, Appellee (Petitioner below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

October 16, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gregory F. Zoeller , Attorney General of Indiana, Stephen R. Creason , Elizabeth Rogers , Deputy Attorneys General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellant.

Sara R. Blevins , Matthew S. Tarkington , Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.

David N. Powell , J. Thomas Parker , Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae, Indiana Prosecuting Attorneys Council.


MASSA, Justice.

When Patricia Sanchez was fired from her job at the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, she kept several items of state property in her possession. She was charged with theft, but those charges were dismissed. The State initiated an ethics proceeding against her, determined her conduct ran afoul of an administrative rule, and barred her from future State executive branch employment. We are asked to review that adjudication and sanction. Because...

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