In Re Winkler

In this opinion, we find that the respondents, Cynthia L. Winkler ("Winkler"), Prosecuting Attorney, and Blaine Goode ("Goode"), Chief Deputy Prosecuting Attorney, for Washington County, violated Ind. Professional Conduct Rules 4.1(a), 4.4, and 84(c) and (d). Their misconduct arises from their improper seizure of notes taken by a defendant during a deposition in a criminal proceeding and their attempts to conceal the seizure when questioned by defendant's counsel. For this misconduct, we suspend respondent Wink-ler for one hundred-twenty (120) days, with automatic reinstatement thereafter,…