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Sen. Craig seeks to withdraw guilty plea
AP via MSNBC ^ | September 9, 2007 | AP

Posted on 09/09/2007 6:03:52 PM PDT by John W

WASHINGTON - Sen. Larry Craig will file court documents Monday asking to withdraw his guilty plea in a sex sting that seems likely to end his career, his attorney said.

Craig, an Idaho Republican, pleaded guilty in August to disorderly conduct following a sting operation in a men’s bathroom at the Minneapolis airport.

He has said he regrets that decision, which he said he made hastily and without talking to an attorney. He said he was under stress and pleaded guilty only to put the matter behind him.

Attorney William Martin said Sunday night that a request to withdraw that plea would be filed Monday. Such requests are rarely granted. Martin would not discuss the argument he planned to make in court.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Idaho
KEYWORDS: 110th; filmactorsguild; gay; gaynotgay; larrycraig; neverhasbengay; notafilmactorsguild; notgay
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1 posted on 09/09/2007 6:03:54 PM PDT by John W
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To: John W

Withdraw from the GOP. Please. Declare Dim.


2 posted on 09/09/2007 6:05:11 PM PDT by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget (In regards to Ron Paul, Please see http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1889318/posts)
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To: John W
He still needs to stand down !

3 posted on 09/09/2007 6:05:26 PM PDT by Uri’el-2012 (you shall know that I, YHvH, your Savior, and your Redeemer, am the Elohim of Ya'aqob. Isaiah 60:16)
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To: John W
The court is unlikely to grant it. But if it does, the prosecution is free to reinstate the original charges.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

4 posted on 09/09/2007 6:06:53 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: John W

He’s circling the drain and wants to try to rehab himself?Have the decency to just go away quietly there Larry.


5 posted on 09/09/2007 6:06:55 PM PDT by Farmer Dean (168 grains of instant conflict resolution)
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To: John W

What a moron.


6 posted on 09/09/2007 6:08:31 PM PDT by dragnet2
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To: John W
This fellow will switch to the Democrat Party before he acknowledges that he truly is serious piece of human waste.
7 posted on 09/09/2007 6:09:03 PM PDT by Radix (Nothing else to do but raise eyebrows and wreak havoc on FR.com)
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To: John W

Go away you disgusting, toe-tapping freak!


8 posted on 09/09/2007 6:10:08 PM PDT by SIDENET (Inventor of the 12-hour "power nap".)
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To: John W
OK... OK... Senator. We've heard that line before.


9 posted on 09/09/2007 6:10:17 PM PDT by nctexan
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To: XeniaSt
He still needs to stand down !

Kneel Down or Bend Over!

10 posted on 09/09/2007 6:10:25 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: John W
He needs to confess that he has been a closet liberal all these years and was hoping to get into Hillary's cabinet until this happened.
11 posted on 09/09/2007 6:11:08 PM PDT by capt. norm (Be thankful we're not getting all the government we're paying for.)
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To: John W

A foot in the mouth is better than a foot in the next stall.

That wide stance will get you every time.


12 posted on 09/09/2007 6:14:51 PM PDT by dforest (Duncan Hunter is the best hope we have on both fronts.)
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To: LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget

Hope he uses his usual wide-stance approach whilst asking to withdraw his plea. But he might cite a constitutional argument about congressmen not being subject to arrest going to or coming from congress.
Lew, narrowstance in Ks.


13 posted on 09/09/2007 6:16:29 PM PDT by laterldf
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To: John W
"...Appearing on CNN’s “Late Edition,” Sen. Arlen Specter, R-Pa., said Craig is entitled to his day in court.

Why not. He did spend 25 years in the HOuse and Senate. During this time his voting record was overwhelmingly conservative. He has a right to have his day in court just as you have a right to your opinions.

14 posted on 09/09/2007 6:20:05 PM PDT by shrinkermd
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Minnesota law is that a guilty plea may be withdrawn if it was not intelligently made “and what Sen. Craig did was by no means intelligent,” said Specter.

And when Arlen calls someone "unintelligent", he knows what he's talkin' about!

15 posted on 09/09/2007 6:21:05 PM PDT by LibFreeOrDie (L'Chaim!)
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To: laterldf

Just one more right he waived in open court , along with his right to appeal , when he plead Guilty .


16 posted on 09/09/2007 6:22:42 PM PDT by kbennkc (For those who have fought for it , freedom has a flavor the protected will never know. F Troop)
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To: shrinkermd
He has a right to have his day in court just as you have a right to your opinions.

He knowingly chose to waive that right when he pled guilty. In the absence of any evidence of fraud on the part of the prosecutor, he should not be allowed to rescind that plea.

17 posted on 09/09/2007 6:22:52 PM PDT by jude24 (Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?)
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To: LibFreeOrDie

He didn’t call someone unintelligent, he called the action unintelligent.


18 posted on 09/09/2007 6:23:37 PM PDT by Pencil
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To: shrinkermd
He has a right to have his day in court just as you have a right to your opinions.

He lost his opportunity for his case to be adjudicated when he plead guilty.

Finally, gay men in Idaho have the kind of senator they can stand behind...

19 posted on 09/09/2007 6:29:05 PM PDT by Snardius
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To: jude24

He was intimidated knowing that people like those posting on this thread would never excuse him being charged with a public, homosexual offense. So he copped a plea hoping no one would connect Larry Craig with Senator Larry Craig.

A big mistake both legally and morally; however, the court can deny his request in which case the appeals could take years.

In the meantime, I fail to understand why many on this thread are so angry with him. In the meantime, sooner or later, Republicans will have to decide whether they should have an exclusionary rule for homosexuals—for party membership and holding office?


20 posted on 09/09/2007 6:29:31 PM PDT by shrinkermd
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