Tuesday, January 11, 2011
O'Hanlon Voluntarily Recuses Himself From Good Case
WEST VIRGINIA....
In a letter to the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, retired Judge Dan O'Hanlon voluntarily recused himself from the trial of Donald Good. O'Hanlon stated he will be traveling out of town as well as attending various meetings with his position in the Higher Education Policy Commission. O'Hanlon was appointed to preside over the 1987 Huntington Mall rape trial of Good last October even though he was set to retire in November. O'Hanlon had presided over the case when Glen Dale Woodall was convicted in 1987 and subsequently approved his release five years later in 1992, when it was proven Woodall wasn't guilty.
A grand jury indicted Good on 22 counts, including kidnapping, robbery and rape. Good is currently in prison for a 1992 murder. O'Hanlon recently sent the case to the state Supreme Court as a result of Good filing a recusal motion.
In a letter to the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, retired Judge Dan O'Hanlon voluntarily recused himself from the trial of Donald Good. O'Hanlon stated he will be traveling out of town as well as attending various meetings with his position in the Higher Education Policy Commission. O'Hanlon was appointed to preside over the 1987 Huntington Mall rape trial of Good last October even though he was set to retire in November. O'Hanlon had presided over the case when Glen Dale Woodall was convicted in 1987 and subsequently approved his release five years later in 1992, when it was proven Woodall wasn't guilty.
A grand jury indicted Good on 22 counts, including kidnapping, robbery and rape. Good is currently in prison for a 1992 murder. O'Hanlon recently sent the case to the state Supreme Court as a result of Good filing a recusal motion.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 10:41 PM 
