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Evidence against former astronaut tossed
Yahoo News ^ | November 4, 2007 | TRAVIS REED, Associated Press Writer

Posted on 11/02/2007 6:48:41 PM PDT by OnRightOnLeftCoast

A judge agreed Friday to toss much of the evidence against Nowak, a former astronaut accused of making a diaper-assisted, 1,000-mile drive to confront a woman vying for the affections of the same space shuttle pilot.

Investigators took advantage of 44-year-old Lisa Nowak, who had not slept for more than 24 hours, coercing her into giving information in a lengthy arrest interview, Orange County Circuit Judge Marc L. Lubet said.

Lubet granted a defense motion to throw out comments she made during the six-hour interview and items seized during a search of her BMW, including maps to alleged victim Colleen Shipman's home, large garbage bags, latex gloves and some soiled toddler-sized diapers.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: astronaut; billoefelein; colleenshipman; lisanowak; nasa; nowak; revenge; soileddiaper
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To: OnRightOnLeftCoast

Well, if it’s “torture” when we do this to terror suspects then it must be inadmissable in US courts.

/liberal logic


21 posted on 11/02/2007 7:23:17 PM PDT by PLMerite ("Unarmed, one can only flee from Evil. But Evil isn't overcome by fleeing from it." Jeff Cooper)
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To: hunter112

In other words, it is a foregone conclusion the defense has all but poo-pooed the notion she deserves punishment?


22 posted on 11/02/2007 7:26:51 PM PDT by OnRightOnLeftCoast (Not to be confused with similar-name pirate RightOnLeftCoast)
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To: Perdogg

The only good news is that NASA recently also booted the Male in the middle of this, Billy Olrelalan. He got the boot as well.


23 posted on 11/02/2007 7:35:02 PM PDT by tennmountainman
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24 posted on 11/02/2007 7:47:12 PM PDT by EveningStar
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To: tennmountainman
The only good news is that NASA recently also booted the Male in the middle of this, Billy Olrelalan.

Well that's a shame because the guy involved was William Oefelein.

25 posted on 11/02/2007 7:48:07 PM PDT by ElkGroveDan (If Rudy's an influential conservative, then I'm an award winning concert pianist.)
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To: EveningStar

well i hope she never ever used the n word


26 posted on 11/02/2007 7:50:35 PM PDT by al baby (Hi mom)
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To: tennmountainman

Boy that must have either been a really low key announcement, or I gave it the attention it deserved.


27 posted on 11/02/2007 7:57:07 PM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: OnRightOnLeftCoast
In other words, it is a foregone conclusion the defense has all but poo-pooed the notion she deserves punishment?

It is always the job of the defense to see that the client gets little or no further punishment.

28 posted on 11/02/2007 8:03:18 PM PDT by hunter112 (Change will happen when very good men are forced to do very bad things.)
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To: hunter112

That’s where our justice system has gone off the rails.

It should be their job to see that justice is served.


29 posted on 11/02/2007 8:06:16 PM PDT by Balding_Eagle (If America falls, darkness will cover the face of the earth for a thousand years.)
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To: OnRightOnLeftCoast

Totally understandable. You can’t keep soiled diaper evidence for so long, they stink up the entire courthouse.


30 posted on 11/02/2007 8:09:21 PM PDT by Revolting cat! (We all need someone we can bleed on...)
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To: hunter112
"...has all but poo-pooed..."

You are correct. I was just using it as a chance for a play on words since the judge tossed out the dirty diaper.

31 posted on 11/02/2007 8:12:32 PM PDT by OnRightOnLeftCoast (Not to be confused with similar-name pirate RightOnLeftCoast)
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To: OnRightOnLeftCoast

There is some more good news for Nowak...It has just been announced that she and Senator Leaky Leahy will costar in a series of television, radio, print, and internet ads for Depends adult undergarments...


32 posted on 11/02/2007 8:16:56 PM PDT by stefanbatory
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To: OnRightOnLeftCoast; Perdogg
There's every chance that it was space flight that screwed this woman up. You go up into a zero-g environment your T-cells stop functioning. When you come back down to Earth, they start with a bang.

Sometimes the "restart" is rocky and folks find out they have recessive genes that create "allergies" to all sorts of things.

This woman is not the first astronaut to get seriously ill after a trip. She won't be the last. What I don't understand is why NASA didn't arrange for appropriate medical intervention.

BTW, the obvious onset of Celiac Disease is a clue to the problem.

33 posted on 11/02/2007 8:19:05 PM PDT by muawiyah
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To: Grizzled Bear

Oh yes I remember them! sickos with their groupies!


34 posted on 11/02/2007 8:41:30 PM PDT by pitinkie (revenge will be sweet)
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To: OnRightOnLeftCoast

Clearly, Lubet is corrupt and the fix is in. My guess is that the astronut’s lawyer is a political heavy hitter, and either he throws around a lot of campaign cash to judges or he’s got some dirt on Lubet. Whatever. Obviously the lawyer is “connected” and he is having a wink and nod party with the corrupt judge Lubet.


35 posted on 11/02/2007 8:48:00 PM PDT by Lancey Howard
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To: OnRightOnLeftCoast

She’s a woman, she’s innocent!!! Like the lady teachers, like the wife who blew away her husband (teacher)’s brains; she was released after about 14 months.

Men can’t get justice in the US and women don’t experience justice in the US.


36 posted on 11/02/2007 9:17:08 PM PDT by Rembrandt (We would have won Viet Nam w/o Dim interference.)
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; KlueLass; ...

The judge is an imbecile.


37 posted on 11/02/2007 9:19:34 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Profile updated Monday, October 22, 2007. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Lancey Howard

How do we really know any of the facts if we are not in the courtroom hearing the evidence. I am never one to swallow the prosecutors assertions. These guys have careers and they only look good when they win. Remember Nifong.

Hey I’m just saying be cautious not to jump on a band wagon, it really is hard to know the truth as an outsider. Unfortunately life has taught me to distrust virtually everyone involved in a court case, because even when people believe they are telling the truth sometimes they just see a cylinder from end on perspective, and report they see only a disk... If you get my so clumsily expressed meaning. Nothing scares me more than an intuitive investigator after all. It’s late and not sure if I am making any sense but thanks for listening.


38 posted on 11/02/2007 9:26:43 PM PDT by DariusBane (Shock and Awe used to mean something! (Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Tokyo and Dresden))
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As far as the diapers, depends, poopy pants stuff,

She is an astronaut and military pilot.

As far as I know, male pilots have piddle packs.
I am sure they have the equivalent for the female pilots.

Or, am I wrong, and she had a box of diapers in the car?

39 posted on 11/02/2007 9:34:26 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (Who would the terrorists vote for?)
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To: DariusBane

“If you get my so clumsily expressed meaning. Nothing scares me more than an intuitive investigator after all. It’s late and not sure if I am making any sense but thanks for listening”

I understood. But, I have been up for 20 hours. :0)


40 posted on 11/02/2007 9:36:41 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar (Who would the terrorists vote for?)
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