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Ohio Justice Pleads Guilty to DUI

By Jeralyn, Section Crime in the News
Posted on Mon Feb 07, 2005 at 05:38:51 PM EST
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Ohio Supreme Court Justice Alice Robie Resnick pleaded guilty today to charges of driving under the influence. She was fined $500, must attend alcohol classes and lost her license for 6 months. Background here.

Her lawyer said she has been fighting alcoholism all of her adult life. She will be back on the bench next week.

MADD members who attended the hearing were surprisingly rational:

"She accepted she was drinking and driving and knows she did wrong. The sentencing went according to what usually happens with the first offense" said Debbie Holmes of MADD.

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    Ohio Justice Pleads Guilty to DUI | 5 comments (5 topical)
    Re: Ohio Justice Pleads Guilty to DUI (none / 0) (#1)
    by Talkleft Visitor on Mon Feb 07, 2005 at 05:54:54 PM EST
    He didn't get it fix? its kind of non news, how about the judge who was found guilty of doing little 10 yr old boys? or how-about the guys in our great nation government, who have long police records of rape and murder?

    Re: Ohio Justice Pleads Guilty to DUI (none / 0) (#2)
    by Kitt on Mon Feb 07, 2005 at 06:26:05 PM EST
    Fred - you seem to have a gender issue, dude. Personally as someone in recovery, I think it takes a great deal to admit (especially publicly) a problem with something with such significant power as alcohol or drugs.

    Re: Ohio Justice Pleads Guilty to DUI (none / 0) (#3)
    by Patrick on Tue Feb 08, 2005 at 07:26:08 AM EST
    "Figthing alcoholism" Great reason why she was so functional at a .216. Of course as talkleft suggests we could always believe the machine was faulty. Myself, I've seen too many blood tests that back the machine up to doubt that when it's properly calibraterd it's not accurate.

    Re: Ohio Justice Pleads Guilty to DUI (none / 0) (#4)
    by Sailor on Tue Feb 08, 2005 at 09:18:50 AM EST
    I disagree that MADD was reasonable - The penalty for refusing the blood-alcohol test needs to be toughened, said Tilde Bricker, of Mothers Against Drunk Drivers State of Ohio office. Bricker attended the hearing and thought Resnick received a typical sentence for a first offender. "The thing we were upset with was that knowing the law, she refused the breath test," Bricker said. "Our legislative agenda this year is to make the penalties so stiff you won't see many refusals any more." What the hell is the difference to MADD whether someone refuses or not? Your license is typically suspended longer if you refuse.

    Re: Ohio Justice Pleads Guilty to DUI (none / 0) (#5)
    by kdog on Tue Feb 08, 2005 at 11:37:01 AM EST
    The thing we were upset with was that knowing the law, she refused the breath test," Bricker said
    C'mon Ball-Bricker, it is our right as Americans to refuse any test at any time. Granted, by law you automatically loose our license by refusing, but you still have the legal right to refuse.

    Ohio Justice Pleads Guilty to DUI | 5 comments (5 topical)