Dubuque County Attorney Thank You Letter_Chess, Adams CaseCounty Attorney
Ralph R. Potter
Assistant
County Attorneys
Christine 0. Corken,
First Assistant
Timothy J. Gallagher
Jean A. Becker
Lyle R. Galliart
Michael J. Whalen
Mark T. Hostager
Alisha A. Stach
Robert J. Richter
Brigit M. Barnes
Victim and Witness
Assistance
Julie C. Homb
Holly M. Elliott
DUBUQUE
COUNTY ATTORNEY
June 3, 2011
Michael VanMilligan, City Manager
The Dubuque City Council
City Hall
50 W. 13 Street
Dubuque, IA 52001
Dear Mike and Members of the Council:
I am writing this letter to publicly thank and acknowledge the work of the
Dubuque Police Department in the successful prosecutions of Eddie Chest
and Eddie Adams for Armed Robbery, Attempted Murder and Possession of
Weapon charges. This letter expresses not only my feelings but also
comments of the Scott County Jury who heard the testimony of the officers
in State v. Eddie Adams. The investigation was thorough and professional
as we would normally expect it to be. However, the significance of this case
was that it very easily could have degenerated into a personal vendetta in
light of the fact that one of the victims was Lt. Scott Baxter. It was very
clear that the preparation and testimony were professional and a credit to the
City of Dubuque. These cases are team efforts. They are not won in
courtrooms. They are won as a result of the intense investigation and
preparation which started from the moment the 911 call came in. This case
has been handled in a way that should make all the citizens of Dubuque feel
proud. Because there were so many officers involved in various stages of
this investigation, I have not had an opportunity to personally thank all of
them although I am making an effort to do so. I wanted this letter to go to
you so that they would be publicly iecobnized for their efforts. Thank yvu
for your ongoing support.
Christine O. Corken
First Assistant County Attorney
e -mail: cocorken @dbqco.org
COC /ckg
cc: Chief Mark Dalsing
Dubuque County Courthouse, Dubuque, Iowa 52001 -7057
(563) 589 -4470, Fax (563) 589 -4477