Judges Selected For Siegelman, Scrushy Appeals

Alabama Appeal Three judges with experience handling politically charged cases have been named to hear the appeals of former Gov. Don Siegelman and HealthSouth founder Richard Scrushy.
by The Associated Press
Published: Thu, November 27, 2008 - 12:06 pm CST
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Three judges with experience handling
politically charged cases have been named to hear the appeals of
former Gov. Don Siegelman and HealthSouth founder Richard Scrushy.
Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Judge J.L. Edmondson,
Judge Gerald Bard Tjoflat and Senior Judge James C. Hill will hear
oral arguments Dec. 9 in Atlanta.
A federal jury convicted Scrushy and Siegelman on charges of
bribery, conspiracy and mail fraud in 2006.
Prosecutors said Scrushy bribed Siegelman for a seat on the
state Certificate of Need Review Board with $500,000 in donations
to Siegelman's 1999 lottery campaign. Siegelman, a Democrat, also
was convicted on a separate obstruction of justice charge.

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