Discover Family, Famous People & Events, Throughout History!

Throughout History

Advanced Search

Publication: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, March 7, 1989

You are currently viewing page 4 of: European Stars and Stripes Tuesday, March 7, 1989

   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 7, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes tuesday March 7,1989 jury not required in Drunken driving cases Washington a1 i eople accused of driving under the influence Fula Iljoo generally Are not entitled to jury   court ruled monday. Tlii1 i Sun. In a Case from Nevada said Stales Are not to i Iii d to hold jury trials for Drunken driving when. Iht1 no Imus jail ii rms Are six months ant other penalties Are n the convention in Chicago Duke called civil rights Leader Jesse Jackson a racist. Warrant officer pleads guilty to spy charges Washington Al an army warrant officer admitted at the opening of his court martial monday that lie was involved in a file car conspiracy to pro Side classified military information to Warsaw pact nations. Warrant officer James w. Hall 111, 30, of new York cily pleaded guilty to All 10 counts of espionage a tempted espionage and failing to obey Arney regulations that were lodged against him after his arrest last december in Georgia. Col Howard c Eggers the military judge presiding at the court martial at fort Mcnair in Washington did nol immediately accept Hall s guilty plea. Under in regulations he will hear the prosecution s cast against Hall and defense witnesses before deciding Hall s guilt and punishment. Court officials said Eggers final verdict and sen tence prob Abl will nol come before Friday. Under a defense initiated pretrial agreement Dis closed during the court martial monday Hall pleaded guilty to All charges against item in Exchange Tor inc government agreeing not to seek the death Penally. The rest of the government s agreement on a sen tence for Hall was not disclosed including thet Maxi mum sentence Hall will receive. Under army proce dures Eggers will not see the sentencing agreement until after he pronounces sentence on Hall and if his sentence ii More severe than the agreement the agreement will prevail. Vaughan e. Taylor Hall s civilian attorney said Hall would nol comment at any Lime now or in the  tic has authorized me to inform you that he is truly sorry for whatever damage he May have done Lona tonal Secu Ruy and to Tell Juu i hit he has taken Esery imaginable step to now Minimise that damage Tay Lor said in a statement his family was totally uninvolved and unaware of if Aciu Kiuei and Hall i spend inc remainder of his life working o proc thai he eventually Der pcs to be reunited with his wife and children the statement said. Taylor said Hall intends to Tell Eggers during the closed portion of his court martial All the. Actions he has taken. 10 neutralize this Situ Aidin and then throw himself on the mercy of inc  Taylor said through a military spokesman that the defense would have no comment on Hall s motivation for passing classified information to representatives of East germany1 and the sort i Union until after he is Hall was Arres cd dec. 21 near Savannah Ca after admitting 0 an Fri undercover agent that he has been passing intelligence information la the Warsaw pact countries. Hall an intelligence analyst with a lop Sec Rel Security clearance was accused of delivering exposed film and documents dealing with communications Intelli gence and War plans Al Hie time of his Aracsi. Hall was assigned to he 24th inf div and worked As an army intelligence analyst he joined the army in 1976 and spam most of his career in Europe working As an Natysi of intercepted radio and Telephone traffic and coded messages  
Browse Articles by Decade:
  • Decade