More from the Atlanta Journal & Constitution on the plea:
“I reached this difficult decision after consulting with my family, and deciding that it was in everyone’s best interests to put this incident behind us,” Fuller said in a statement released by one of his attorneys. “While I regret that my decision means that the full and complete facts regarding this incident will likely not come out, I have no doubt that it is what is best for all involved.”
Fulton County Chief Magistrate Stephanie Davis set an Oct. 14 court date for Fuller to provide proof he had received alcohol and drug treatment and enrolled in a 24-week program for those accused of domestic violence. It is then that the charge from an Aug. 9 incident at The Ritz-Carlton will be dropped. He also cannot have any “violent contact” with his wife, Davis said during the Friday court hearing.
“This incident has been very embarrassing to me, my family, friends and the court,” said Fuller, 55, who has presided in the federal court in the Northern District of Alabama since President George W. Bush appointed him in 2002. “I deeply regret this incident and look forward to working to resolve these difficulties with my family, where they should be resolved.”
Last month, Fuller’s wife called 911 to report he was beating her, police said. Moments later, an Atlanta police officer knocked on the Fullers’ hotel room door.
According to a police report, the judge’s wife had lacerations to her mouth and forehead and she said her husband had thrown her to the ground, pulled her hair and kicked her after she confronted him over an alleged affair her husband was having with a law clerk. Fuller’s wife told police that he dragged her around the room “and hit her several times in the mouth with his hands.”
Fuller told police his wife threw a glass at him and that he was defending himself. “When asked about the lacerations to her mouth, Mr. Fuller stated that he just threw her to the ground and that was it,” the report stated.
Fuller had no visible injuries, according to the report.
According to a transcript of the 911 phone call, Fuller’s wife pleaded for help.
“He’s beating on me,” she told a dispatcher before requesting an ambulance. “Please help me.”
9 comments:
His statement shows little, if any, acceptance of responsibility.
You want to her him say "yes, I hit my wife." Why do we need to hear that? To make who feel better?
it is called "acceptance of responsibility" for which this clown regularly relies upon
Guess the Judge should be happy he is not working for the NFL or the Baltimore Ravens and that the entire incident was not caught on video.
I think it's shameful. His statement “While I regret that my decision means that the full and complete facts regarding this incident will likely not come out...." is absurd.
Is that a sly reference to his wife's actions that he believes caused and justified his violent attack?
What's stopping him from revealing all the facts? Just because there will not be a trial, he can still reveal all the facts.
Judge Fuller gives judges a bad name. This guy is scum. Look at his unethical practices as D.A., his egregiously improper handling of the Gov Spiegelman case - where he obtained revenge against a prior political foe, by giving a dynamite charge & improperly influencing jurors - and now he beats his wife; who he married just months after divorcing his prior wife. This guy is a first rate a$$hole!
If I were in front of him, I would put that in a darn acceptance statement for a recalcitrant client and see what the motherfucker has to say.
Wait...there are facts that justify beating your wife and dragging her across the floor? OK, his statement: there are facts that justify throwing a glass at your wife and then throwing her to the ground? What could have been left out that he would have liked to introduce?
WLYB....The mere fact that he was having an adulterous affair with someone not only into judicial system but within his own office is unconscionable that alone should have got him removed from the bench I hope she takes them to the cleaners in the divorce
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