Post by Logan on Mar 17, 2016 0:31:09 GMT -6
Federal judge orders medical expert review Dennis Hastert's health
A federal judge has ordered that a medical expert be appointed to review the health of former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, whose near-fatal illness has delayed sentencing on charges he paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in hush money to cover up wrongdoing in his past.
The order posted Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Durkin comes one day after the judge conferred in private with attorneys on the case — a hearing that was not scheduled on the public docket and was moved to the judge's chambers after curious reporters showed up in the courtroom.
Durkin's one-page order stated that the closed-door hearing was held at the judge's request to discuss recent submissions by Hastert's attorneys to the federal probation office concerning his medical condition.
As it does in all criminal cases, the probation office is producing a confidential report that will recommend a punishment range for Hastert in advance of his sentencing, scheduled for April 8.
Read more: www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-dennis-hastert-medical-expert-appointed-met-20160316-story.html
A federal judge has ordered that a medical expert be appointed to review the health of former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, whose near-fatal illness has delayed sentencing on charges he paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in hush money to cover up wrongdoing in his past.
The order posted Wednesday by U.S. District Judge Thomas M. Durkin comes one day after the judge conferred in private with attorneys on the case — a hearing that was not scheduled on the public docket and was moved to the judge's chambers after curious reporters showed up in the courtroom.
Durkin's one-page order stated that the closed-door hearing was held at the judge's request to discuss recent submissions by Hastert's attorneys to the federal probation office concerning his medical condition.
As it does in all criminal cases, the probation office is producing a confidential report that will recommend a punishment range for Hastert in advance of his sentencing, scheduled for April 8.
Read more: www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/ct-dennis-hastert-medical-expert-appointed-met-20160316-story.html