Sen. Craig loses appeal in airport sex sting case

[pekedogs]

By STEVE KARNOWSKI, Associated Press Writer Steve Karnowski, Associated Press Writer – 59 mins ago

MINNEAPOLIS – Idaho Sen. Larry Craig has lost his latest attempt to withdraw his guilty plea in a Minneapolis airport men's room sex sting.

A three-judge panel of the Minnesota Court of Appeals on Tuesday rejected the Republican's bid to toss out his disorderly conduct conviction.

Craig was arrested in June 2007 in a Minneapolis airport bathroom stall by an undercover officer who said the senator solicited sex.

He pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor and paid a fine, but changed his mind after word of his arrest became public. Craig insisted he was innocent, but the case effectively ended his political career.

Craig's attorney argued before the appeals court this September that there was insufficient evidence for any judge to find him guilty. Prosecutors said his guilty plea should stand.

 

[sudsmaster]

I'm thinking Larry must have lost his appeal long ago, lol...

 

[classiccaprice]

Ba dom boom chiiiiii

 

[toggleswitch2]

I-da-ho. Yes you iz!

Of course showing up in court with knee pads and a lobster bib does not help any, either.

Wonder if he retained wifey through all of this.
Denial is not just a river in Egypt.

 

[toggleswitch2]

...........But not of course WHILE he is taking a "nature-break" in public places.

 

[perc-o-prince]

Or if you can believe this one....

 

[alr2903]

He should lose the appeal, his whole damn life is evidently a lie. "You can't UN-ring" the bell. LOL, knee pads and a lobster bib. Toggs U R killn me

 

[toggleswitch2]

Slick moves there, Senator.

Glad to be of service. *COUGH* Well, you know what I mean.

Seriously, I'd love to know how the spousal unit of his is taking this.

Maybe she's easy-going and takes it lying down,spending time her face/stomach.

 

[dirtybuck]

DAMN!

In regards to the link that Toggle sent...if I could learn how to dance like that, and do it 4 times a week for a half hour each time, I'd be in shape in about two months! THAT GUY ROCKS!

 

[toggleswitch2]

I'm not prejudiced, I hate everybody!

Well, I was serching for Greek-style, not Greek Style.
But hey.

If he is str8, white and moves like that, there is hope for the world.....

ducks and runs.

 

[launderess]

Just For The Record

In most every state of the Union, it is VERY difficult to withdraw a quilty plea,and restore a case to the trial docket.

Absent mental illness at the time, or unless one can prove totally did not comprehend what one was agreeing to, and or was incapable of comprehending, or outright mental or physical force, courts pretty much give short shift to these sort of requests. One is repeatedly asked by a judge if one understands what one is agreeing to and so forth, so to say in hindsight you didn't is a pretty long shot.

Many times perons plead quilty to something, to "get things over with", not realising the consequences of said guilty plea, and later want a "do over".