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Saturday, January 26, 2008

“Son of former O.C. assistant sheriff released from prison; Gregory Haidl, convicted in a notorious sexual assault, must register as a sex offender and serve high-control parole”: This article appears today in The Los Angeles Times.

And last Thursday’s edition of The Orange County Register reported that “Greg Haidl will go free this weekend; Man prosecutors called ‘maestro’ of videotaped sexual assault on pool table will be released from state prison on parole.”

Posted at 9:03 PM by Howard Bashman



“Judge tells court she’s okay with suspension; Governor has called on Coffey to resign”: The Concord (N.H.) Monitor today contains an article that begins, “Superior Court Judge Patricia Coffey told the state Supreme Court yesterday she is now willing to accept a disciplinary panel’s recommended three-month suspension without pay, if necessary, for helping hide her husband’s assets from creditors. That suspension is harsher than the public censure Coffey and her attorney advocated last month but far short of Gov. John Lynch’s more recent call for Coffey’s resignation. Coffey communicated her new position to the state Supreme Court yesterday, in anticipation of the court’s Feb. 6 hearing on her case.”

Posted at 8:59 PM by Howard Bashman



“Bar Exam Controversy: Toal says fairness drove decision; Chief justice says effort to do the right thing led to passing 20 who had flunked.” This article appears today in The State of Columbia, South Carolina.

Posted at 8:47 PM by Howard Bashman



“Save the whales from the Navy: A Navy end-run around a ruling to limit its sonar test is an attack on the Constitution.” The Los Angeles Times contains this editorial today.

Posted at 8:45 PM by Howard Bashman



“Mukasey may try to derail early releases; Judges in Oregon have already shortened prison time for several crack cocaine offenders; Controversial new sentencing guidelines are to take effect in March”: The Los Angeles Times contains this article today.

Posted at 8:30 PM by Howard Bashman



“Beware of Waiver on Appeal, Even if You Represent the Party That Won Below”: The new installment of my “On Appeal” column for law.com can be accessed here.

Posted at 10:18 AM by Howard Bashman



“Chief justice notes progress; State courts make headway on pay, new technology”: The Statesman Journal of Salem, Oregon contains this article today.

Posted at 10:15 AM by Howard Bashman