Posted on 04/05/2012 8:28:16 AM PDT by SmithL
KNOXVILLE — A Tennessee judge was so addicted to prescription drugs during his final two years on the bench, he was having sex and buying pills during courtroom breaks, at times purchasing from convicts he had previously sentenced, an investigation found. His behavior has called into question many of the cases he presided over, including one of Knoxville's most notorious murders.
Many people didn't realize Criminal Court Judge Richard Baumgartner had a problem until he stepped down from the bench and pleaded guilty in March 2011 to a single count of official misconduct. It would be another eight months before the seriousness of the judge's drug problem was revealed, casting uncertainty about whether Baumgartner was sober enough to be sitting on the bench.
Another judge has already tossed out the convictions from the high-profile murder case and ordered new trials. Other defendants are hoping for a similar outcome, and bids for new trials from the many people convicted in Baumgartner's court could overwhelm the criminal justice system in Knox County, Tennessee's third-largest county with more than 400,000 residents. Baumgartner was one of three judges in the county who heard felony cases.
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Who would have sex with his ugly ass??
“Who would have sex with his ugly ass??”
Someone who REALLY needed the money I suspect.
Who would have sex with his ugly ass??Someone who knew that he could have her locked up!
What a jackass that writer is.
The biggest murder case in last 50 years or more in East Tennessee and he refuses to acknowledge the horrific race based hatred of the crime.
Stupid.
That judge must be running thru some serious dope. Most reasonable docs will put chronic pain folks on 20-40mg of hydrocodone or oxycodone per day if you don’t abuse it
sounds like he was into vast amounts
What a jackass that writer is.
The biggest murder case in last 50 years or more in East Tennessee and he refuses to acknowledge the horrific race based hatred of the crime.
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“Who would have sex with his ugly ass??”
Someone who wants a favorable ruling.
Knoxville Tennessee ping.
The second thing that came to mind was how the media and race hustlers can play the race card on this and turn these sadistic killers into contemporary Mumias.
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