Hall’s Health Could Have Influence on Trial Proceedings
We’ll soon learn when former Atlanta Public School superintendent Beverly Hall will face arraignment on criminal charges related to the worst cheating scandal in the nation’s history.
And it’s possible Hall’s health will influence how a trial plays out.
In an interview this week with WABE’s Denis O’Hayer, one of Hall’s attorneys, J. Tom Morgan, confirmed the former superintendent’s health is suffering.
“As public information, there are some health issues that she has to deal with,” he says.
Morgan didn’t elaborate, and subsequent calls asking for clarification were not returned.
Hall is a cancer survivor, and WSB-TV reports Morgan as saying Hall is now being treated for cancer.
WABE legal analyst Page Pate says in such a case, a judge has a variety of options.
“What is ultimately critical, though, is that the defendant be able to set through a trial,” he says.
For example, Pate says a judge can have medical personnel available in the court room.
In the event of a guilty plea or verdict, he says the judge would also have leeway in sentencing based on Hall’s health.
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