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 Thursday, May 31, 2007 |
Judge to release Libby sentencing letters
Gabriel Haboubi at 2:06 PM ET
[JURIST] US District Judge Reggie B. Walton [official profile] said Thursday that he will release more than 150 letters he has received in relation to next week's sentencing of former vice-presidential aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby [defense website; JURIST news archive]. While Libby opposed the release of the letters, saying that the writers did not intend for them to become public, various news sources argued that the letters were now matters of public record. Walton agreed that transparency is needed and will release the letters, minus addresses and other personal information, after Tuesday's sentencing.
Walton said that the letters run the full spectrum, with some urging leniency while others call for a substantial sentence. Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald recommended [JURIST report] a sentence of two-and-a-half to three years, following Libby's March conviction [JURIST report] of perjury and obstruction of justice related to the investigation of the Valerie Plame CIA leak case [JURIST news archive]. AP has more.
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