Judge blocks release of own medical history for appeal by former governor

[Judi Lynn]

Judge blocks release of own medical history for appeal by former governor

The Associated Press
3/28/04 3:40 PM


BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) -- A federal judge has blocked the release of depositions about his own medical condition for an appeal by former Gov. Edwin Edwards, who says the judge was impaired by medication during the trial that sent Edwards to prison.

In an appeal of the former Louisiana governor's federal extortion conviction, his lawyers have argued that U.S. District Judge Frank Polozola could have been impaired by painkillers he was taking for a back injury suffered in a traffic accident.

Lawyers for Edwards had sought to obtain depositions by the judge and his psychiatrist that were part of a lawsuit Polozola filed over the accident. Court records have shown Polozola was getting a prescription for the narcotic OxyContin during a period in 1999 when he was making pretrial decisions for Edwards' case.

Edwards' lawyers contend the state court depositions would help prove that Polozola was "erratic, even paranoid" when he presided over Edwards' trial.
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[The Backlash Cometh]

1. "erratic, even paranoid"

The Limbaugh Syndrome?

[mobuto]

2. Uh

While the judge sounds like he's almost certainly right, why the hell didn't he recuse himself and let another judge make the same decision?

[DulceDecorum]

3. It is a

Scalia thing, you wouldn't understand it.

[truthisfreedom]

4. wow. a cross between limbaugh and scalia!

all we need now are some ducks and a cyst.

[Sanity]

5. This is a bullshit stalling tactic

Edwards is scum.