AGs Demand Inquiry Into Siegelman Prosecution

July 16, 2007

Forty-four attorneys general from 40 of the 50 states signed a petition to the United States Congress today demanding a formal inquiry into the prosecution of former Alabama Governor Don Siegelman,

According to New York attorney Scott Horton, who writes a column for the Harpers magazine Website, Siegelman was “falsely charged, tried and convicted in federal court proceedings in Alabama. These proceedings constitute an indelible stain on the reputation of our nation for justice, which cannot be purged until they are set aside and those who committed these crimes mockingly in the name of justice are held to account for their misconduct.”

AGs Demand Inquiry Into Siegelman Prosecution
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