U.s. Judge Fined (Press, 2 October 1976)
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Summary: U.s. Judge Fined (Press, 2 October 1976)
Former Judge Harrold Carswell, who faced rejection for a nomination to the United States Supreme Court, has been fined $100 after pleading no contest to a battery charge stemming from an incident involving alleged homosexual advances to a police officer. Carswell had been nominated to the Supreme Court by former President Richard Nixon in 1970, but his nomination was rejected by the Senate. His plea was filed in court on Thursday, and a county judge found him guilty, according to Florida State Attorney Harry Morrison. The charge that was dropped involved an attempted lewd and lascivious act with Tallahassee police officer George Greene, which was considered a lesser offence with a maximum penalty of 60 days in jail. The battery charge, for which Carswell was fined, carries a more significant potential penalty of up to one year in prison and a fine of $500. Carswell's arrest occurred on June 24, 1976, when he was accused of making advances to Greene after meeting him in a shopping mall men's room. Following the rejection of his Supreme Court nomination, Carswell had resigned from the United States Circuit Court of Appeals in 1971.
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