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Prosecutor: Craig's Withdrawal Of Guilty Plea Is "Politicking"
Breaking: A development in the Larry Craig case!
A prosecutor on the case has now filed papers in response to Craig's request to withdraw his guilty plea in the "wide stance" scandal. The prosecutor, Christopher Renz, makes a rather straightforward point: Craig didn't move to withdraw this plea until, you know, it became public:
Craig clearly "had hoped that he could plead guilty and that the plea would not be discovered by the media or public," Renz wrote. "The defendant chose to plead guilty and consciously took that risk. The defendant's current pursuit of withdrawal of his guilty plea is reactionary, calculated and political."
Not sure how one can argue with this.
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No, but I'll be popping the popcorn and putting my feet up while I watch him try...
September 24, 2007 5:54 PM | Reply | Permalink
Get them pleadings up in the TPM document collection!!
September 24, 2007 6:00 PM | Reply | Permalink
Framed properly, that statement, even if true, is irrelevant to the motion to set aside.
September 24, 2007 6:03 PM | Reply | Permalink
How to argue? Easy. The prosecutor just made the argument. The bust was bogus.
September 24, 2007 6:31 PM | Reply | Permalink
Frank Rich:
Pardon Poor Larry Craig
September 24, 2007 6:35 PM | Reply | Permalink