Judge won’t remove Fuller from Siegelman case

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Judge won’t remove Fuller from Siegelman case
The Associated Press
Published: Friday, July 8, 2011 at 3:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, July 7, 2011 at 11:38 p.m.

MONTGOMERY | A federal judge in Florida has refused to order U.S. District Judge Mark Fuller to step down from deciding whether former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman and former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy should receive a new trial on government corruption charges.

Fuller presided over their 2006 trial and sentenced both to federal prison.

Siegelman and Scrushy had asked Fuller to step down from considering the new trial motion because he participated in a meeting with government officials, undisclosed to the defense, about allegations some jurors sent emails to each other during the trial.

U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle of the Northern District of Florida ruled last week that he found no reason to question Fuller’s “impartiality” and to order him to step down from the case.




Read more: http://www.tuscaloosanews.com/article/20110708/NEWS/110709749/1007/news?Title=Judge-won-8217-t-remove-Fuller-from-Siegelman-case

[Hissyspit]

1. Amazing. nt

[indepat]

14. Inexplicably so

:patriot:

[peace frog]

2. The fix is in

It's been very apparent for a long time now. I would love to know the story behind the story.

[lovuian]

21. yep

and everyone knows the fix is on
Justice in America doesn't exist

[No Elephants]

3. We're letting the trial judge who kept secrets decide if the trial over which he presided was messed

up? Jaysus!

ETA: For whatever it's worth, Fuller was nominated for appointment to the bench by Dummya, Hinkle by Bubba and I guess Obama's D of J argued against the request for a new trial.

[xchrom]

4. recommend

[Freddie Stubbs]

5. Judge Hinkle is a Clinton appointee

[No Elephants]

7. Is your point that this must therefore be okay somehow? If not, what is your point?

[Freddie Stubbs]

8. People may be interested in the background of this judge

[No Elephants]

9. Guess you didn't read the thread before posting. Please see Reply 3.

[Freddie Stubbs]

10. I was replying to the OP

[No Elephants]

11. How does replying to the OP explain why you posted about Clinton?

We've all replied to the OP and the info about Clinton was already on the thread. And it's really not like either of us to post random facts for absolutely no reason, other than someone might be interested in seeing it (twice).

[Freddie Stubbs]

12. I don't always read an entire thread before replying to an OP. Do you?

[Kingofalldems]

13. This is nothing new--happens frequently.

Especially on a Siegelman thread.

[Kingofalldems]

6. Freepers gleeful over his conviction

[defendandprotect]

15. What they're hiding behind all of this must be IMMENSE ...!!! Free Siegelman -- !!!

...participated in a meeting with government officials, undisclosed to the defense, about allegations some jurors sent emails to each other during the trial.

U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle of the Northern District of Florida ruled last week that he found no reason to question Fuller’s “impartiality” and to order him to step down from the case.

Looks like both Fuller and Hinkle should set down -- !!

[fascisthunter]

17. agreed...

[fascisthunter]

16. Judicial Corruption for ALL to See

[bobthedrummer]

18. K&R n/t

[senseandsensibility]

19. k and r

eom

[Octafish]

20. Karl Rove still runs the Department of Justice.

Strange how little things changed. And Smirk, Sneer and Turd Blossom run free.

[bobthedrummer]

22. Rove has been very active here in Wisconsin through his non-Robert Johnson "Crossroads"& other crap

American Crossroads (The Center for Media and Democracy/Source Watch page)
http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=American_Crossroads

[midnight]

23. Why does the Hinkle name sound familiar?

[Freddie Stubbs]

24. He is best known here in FL for a ruling in favor of environmentalists:

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/news_politics/2009/11/federal-judge-upholds-epa-water-rules.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+news%2Fpolitics%2Fpoliticalpulse+%28Central+Florida+Political+Pulse%29