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Last Updated on Thursday, 28 January 2010 02:16 Written by rslcpol Thursday, 28 January 2010 02:16
From ajc.com:
In the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta, a candidate for Georgia’s attorney general will go to court Thursday morning.
But, in this case, Ken Hodges is the defendant, not the prosecutor.
Hodges is being sued for alleged abuse of power in a case involving a powerful South Georgia hospital system and two men who dared to criticize it.
Hodges was the Dougherty County district attorney whose investigation led to criminal charges against the two men, charges that were dismissed by a judge on three separate occasions.
Now, Hodges, one of the two Democrats running for attorney general, is being sued in federal court for violating the civil rights of one of the men he tried to convict.
And, in a final twist, Hodges is being represented in court by the man he hopes to replace. Because Hodges was acting as a state prosecutor, his defense in this case is being handled by the office of Attorney General Thurbert Baker, who is running for the Democratic nomination for governor.
Ken Hodges is another Michael Nifong, the DA that falsely accused the Duke students of rape. Nifong has since been disbarred. Hodges is running for A.G. An embarressment for the entire state of Georgia. If he wins the primary, he should be easy game for the Republican opponent. Bye bye, Ken!!!