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Clinton Appointed Judge Paul L. Friedman Helps Reagan's Shooter Hinkley
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Posted on 12/31/2005, 12:40:08 AM by new yorker 77

Edited on 12/31/2005, 12:54:11 AM by Admin Moderator. [history]

Friedman, Paul L.

Born: 1944 in Buffalo, NY

Federal Judicial Service:
U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia Nominated by William J. Clinton on March 22, 1994, to a seat vacated by Gerhard A. Gesell; Confirmed by the Senate on June 15, 1994, and received commission on June 16, 1994.

Education:
New York University School of Law
Cornell University, B.A., 1965
State University of New York at Buffalo, School of Law, J.D., 1968

Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Aubrey Robinson, U.S. District Court, District of Columbia, 1968-1969
Law clerk, Hon. Roger Robb, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit, 1969-1970
Assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, 1970-1974
Assistant U.S. solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1974-1976
Private practice, Washington, DC, 1976-1994

Race or Ethnicity: White

Gender: Male

Judge Grants Hinckley Overnight Visits

A federal judge Friday loosened the restrictions on John W. Hinckley Jr., allowing the hospitalized presidential assailant to spend seven overnight visits with his parents in Williamsburg, Va.

Hinckley, who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981, had been permitted to leave St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington for outings around the nation's capital. He wanted to make longer trips and travel outside the area to his parents' community in southeastern Virginia.

U.S. District Judge Paul L. Friedman ruled Hinckley could be allowed three, three-night visits and another four, four-night visits.

"He is not permitted to leave one or both parents' supervision at any time during the course of the conditional release" except when the hospital deems it necessary, Friedman ruled.

The government had opposed Hinckley's requests to visit Williamsburg, a three-hour drive from the forensic hospital where he has been held since 1982.

When Hinckley shot Reagan and three other people in 1981 as the president emerged from a downtown hotel, he was suffering from major depression and a psychotic disorder that led to an obsession with actress Jodie Foster.

Hinckley, found not guilty by reason of insanity in 1982, said he shot Reagan to impress Foster.

His doctors have said his depression and psychosis are in full remission.

Since last year, Hinckley has been allowed occasional local overnight visits with his parents within a 50-mile radius of St. Elizabeths Hospital.

Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: judiciary

1 posted on 12/31/2005, 12:40:10 AM by new yorker 77
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To: new yorker 77

Sick puppy


2 posted on 12/31/2005, 12:42:25 AM by al baby (Father of the beeber)
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To: new yorker 77

There really should be some connection between the headline and the body of the thread.


3 posted on 12/31/2005, 12:43:40 AM by Dog Gone
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To: new yorker 77

Nice.


4 posted on 12/31/2005, 12:44:04 AM by satchmodog9 (Most people stand on the tracks and never even hear the train coming)
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To: new yorker 77
Cornell University, B.A., 1965

Located in Ithaca, NY. 10 square miles surrounded by reality.

5 posted on 12/31/2005, 12:44:58 AM by b4its2late (Liberals are good examples of why some animals eat their young.)
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Judge Grants Hinckley Overnight Visits

A federal judge Friday loosened the restrictions on John W. Hinckley Jr., allowing the hospitalized presidential assailant to spend seven overnight visits with his parents in Williamsburg, Va.

Hinckley, who shot President Ronald Reagan in 1981, had been permitted to leave St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washington for outings around the nation's capital. He wanted to make longer trips and travel outside the area to his parents' community in southeastern Virginia.

U.S. District Judge Paul L. Friedman ruled Hinckley could be allowed three, three-night visits and another four, four-night visits.

"He is not permitted to leave one or both parents' supervision at any time during the course of the conditional release" except when the hospital deems it necessary, Friedman ruled.

The government had opposed Hinckley's requests to visit Williamsburg, a three-hour drive from the forensic hospital where he has been held since 1982.

When Hinckley shot Reagan and three other people in 1981 as the president emerged from a downtown hotel, he was suffering from major depression and a psychotic disorder that led to an obsession with actress Jodie Foster.

Hinckley, found not guilty by reason of insanity in 1982, said he shot Reagan to impress Foster.

His doctors have said his depression and psychosis are in full remission.

Since last year, Hinckley has been allowed occasional local overnight visits with his parents within a 50-mile radius of St. Elizabeths Hospital.

Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press.

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6 posted on 12/31/2005, 12:45:32 AM by new yorker 77 (FAKE POLLS DO NOT TRANSLATE INTO REAL VOTERS!)
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To: new yorker 77

Did he help Hinkley reload or what?


7 posted on 12/31/2005, 12:45:38 AM by gitmo (From now on, ending a sentence with a preposition is something up with which I will not put.)
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8 posted on 12/31/2005, 12:45:40 AM by firewalk
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To: Dog Gone
You're asking WAY too much... LOL.

I think I've figured it out....

9 posted on 12/31/2005, 12:45:46 AM by b4its2late (Liberals are good examples of why some animals eat their young.)
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To: new yorker 77

10 posted on 12/31/2005, 12:46:24 AM by al baby (Father of the beeber)
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To: b4its2late

Is it time for the old Jodi Foster Jokes?


11 posted on 12/31/2005, 12:50:41 AM by billhilly (Demo camo is yellow and white)
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To: new yorker 77
I say Hinckley should be released, but only if a Democrat is elected President. Hey, it's only fair!
12 posted on 12/31/2005, 12:54:53 AM by appleharvey
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To: appleharvey
He can't hurt our Gipper anymore.

But really.. The LAST thing we need is a martyred William the Slick.

13 posted on 12/31/2005, 1:05:02 AM by labette (Continually discovering things I am completely ignorant about...since 1959)
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To: appleharvey

I say Hinckley should be executed. Hey, it's only fair!


14 posted on 12/31/2005, 1:08:06 AM by Ouderkirk (Funny how death and destruction seems to happen wherever Muslims gather...)
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To: All
The MSM always asks the dumbest questions that show how 'out of touch' they are.

TIME MAGAZINE: July 7, 1984


15 posted on 12/31/2005, 1:13:18 AM by new yorker 77 (FAKE POLLS DO NOT TRANSLATE INTO REAL VOTERS!)
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To: new yorker 77

Democrats seem to have a lot of sympathy for assassins and attempted assassins. They became the party of Oswald after JFK and now they are Jihadists like Sirhan Sirhan and insane like Hinkley.


16 posted on 12/31/2005, 1:35:58 AM by Jim_Curtis
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To: Jim_Curtis

dummies have sympathy for nearly ever evil #$%^% on the planet.
they hate little babies, free markets, freedom of association and people that love god.


17 posted on 12/31/2005, 1:59:58 AM by genghis
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