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TexasTowelie

(112,120 posts)
Mon Feb 18, 2013, 06:43 PM Feb 2013

Ex-Guadalupe judge (and former state trooper) admits pot possession

Former Guadalupe County Judge Mike Wiggins, who resigned last April after being arrested in College Station on a misdemeanor pot possession charge, has pleaded guilty.

“I'm glad it's over,” Wiggins, 59, said today, declining further comment.

Defense attorney Shane Phelps said Wiggins considered going to trial because of “serious extenuating circumstances,” but instead took a plea last week and was placed on six months deferred adjudication, fined $1,000, and ordered to perform 40 hours of community service.

“Judge Wiggins just wanted to get this behind him, to accept responsibility and to move on,” Phelps said.

Read more at http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/article/Ex-Guadalupe-judge-admits-pot-possession-4287456.php .



[font color=green]His foot hurt and he couldn't sleep? ROTFLMAO!!!

This former judge was also a state trooper. I wonder how many people the self-medicated hypocrite arrested or convicted?

It took a year for this case to be resolved. That left plenty of time for more self-medication.







Previous story from February 2012 at http://www.democraticunderground.com/1078921 . [/font]

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