Matt C. Abbott
Jailed priest's prosecutors defend their case
By Matt C. Abbott
The following is the text of a brief (which, as you can see, isn't exactly brief) filed by prosecutors last month in the case of Father Gerald Robinson, who "was convicted in May, 2006, for the 1980 murder of Sister Margaret Ann Pahl, a 71-year-old Catholic nun who was strangled nearly to death, then stabbed 31 times," according to a Dec. 15, 2007 article in the Toledo Blade by religion editor David Yonke.
The brief, "filed with Ohio's 6th District Court of Appeals, makes point-by-point rebuttals to arguments Robinson's attorneys made in August claiming the 69-year-old Catholic cleric did not receive a fair trial."
(Several days ago, I e-mailed one of Father Robinson's attorneys to request a copy of their appeal brief, filed in August, 2007, but I have yet to receive it. Incidentally, David Yonke's book on the case — Sin, Shame, and Secrets — contains a very disturbing report that the Toledo Catholic diocese kept documents indicating diocesan officials had paid for certain abortions. I covered said report in previous columns.)
© Matt C. Abbott
The following is the text of a brief (which, as you can see, isn't exactly brief) filed by prosecutors last month in the case of Father Gerald Robinson, who "was convicted in May, 2006, for the 1980 murder of Sister Margaret Ann Pahl, a 71-year-old Catholic nun who was strangled nearly to death, then stabbed 31 times," according to a Dec. 15, 2007 article in the Toledo Blade by religion editor David Yonke.
The brief, "filed with Ohio's 6th District Court of Appeals, makes point-by-point rebuttals to arguments Robinson's attorneys made in August claiming the 69-year-old Catholic cleric did not receive a fair trial."
(Several days ago, I e-mailed one of Father Robinson's attorneys to request a copy of their appeal brief, filed in August, 2007, but I have yet to receive it. Incidentally, David Yonke's book on the case — Sin, Shame, and Secrets — contains a very disturbing report that the Toledo Catholic diocese kept documents indicating diocesan officials had paid for certain abortions. I covered said report in previous columns.)
© Matt C. Abbott
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