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Newsbrief:
Coked-Out
Judge
Busted
7/26/02
Utah 4th District Judge Ray
M. Harding, Jr. faces cocaine and heroin possession charges after his wife
called police to their suburban Salt Lake City home on July 13. Anne
Harding told police in a call at 7:30am on a Saturday morning that her
husband had been up all night using cocaine and heroin and "had been acting
out of her control," the Salt Lake Tribune reported. She handed arriving
officers a bag containing approximately one-half gram of cocaine.
Police found another one-third
of a gram hidden in the home studio, as well as "snort tubes" [Ed: Do they
mean straws?] which tested positive for cocaine, and other paraphernalia,
including pieces of tinfoil with burned residue, baking soda and a burned
metal spoon as they searched the house. They also seized a copy of
"Faith, Hope, and Courage," a self-help book for cocaine abusers.
Harding tested positive for
cocaine, opiates and barbiturates that afternoon, police said. Police
described Harding as staggering, shaky and unstable on his feet when arrested,
adding that he fell asleep as they watched.
Criminal charges are pending.
In the meantime, Harding, who regularly presided over drug cases, has been
suspended from his judicial duties by the Utah Supreme Court.
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Issue #247, 7/26/02
Editorial: Silliness on the Wall Street Journal Editorial Board | State Supreme Court Upholds California's Proposition 215, San Francisco Prepares to Grow Own Medical Marijuana Supply | British Decrim Move Inspires US Editorialists | Transnational Radical Party Takes Aim at Russian Drug Laws | Capitol Hill Press Conference Calls for States' Rights to Medical Marijuana | Libertarian Party Plans Offensive Against Drug Warriors | Newsbrief: Dutch Cannabis Café Chains Vow to Invade Britain | Newsbrief: Cancer Pain Inadequately Treated, Says NIH | Newsbrief: Democratic Presidential Candidate Plays Crime Card -- Calls for Parole End, More Drug Testing for Probationers | Newsbrief: Narcocorridos Banned in Baja California | Newsbrief: Kenyan Students Riot Over Deadly Marijuana Bust | Newsbrief: Portland, Maine, Moving to Provide Anti-Overdose Drug to Addicts, EMTs | Newsbrief: Coked-Out Judge Busted | Newsbrief: Budget Crisis Kills Connecticut Drug Courts | Newsbrief: Bad Week for Marijuana Police -- Two Dead, One Injured in Accidents | Action Alerts: Rave Bill, Medical Marijuana, Higher Education Act Drug Provision | Addictions Discrimination Panel Seeking Testimony | Addendum: Jeff and Tracy | The Reformer's Calendar
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