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ABSCAM — Part 10
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By TIM O'BRIEN
Sen. Harrison A. Williams’ Abscam
bribery conviction was upheld yesterday
by the trial judge who, in ruling that the
New Jersey Democrat's due process
rights were not Violated, concluded that
Williams was not entrapped but acted °
“knowingly and voluntarily.” |
'. US. District Court Judge George C.
Pratt set Jan. 26 for. Sentencing the 23-
Year Senate veteran ‘snd his co-defand-
ani, Cherry Hill lawyer Alexander Fein--
* berg, 72. Both were found guilty last May
1 following a five-week: trial in Brooklyn.
. “illiams was not available for com-
ment. However, his Spokesman, Walter
Gold, said, “It will go to the Court of
Appeals, there’s no question about that.”
The senator’s trial Jay
’ Koelzer of Red Bank, said
ceed in fall co
Appeei..”
Frau, it his 61-psce opinion issued
in Uniondale, N.Y., did dismiss one count
on which Feinberg was convicted, a
charge that he aided Williams when the
Senator traveled interstate to accept
share: of stock at a mecting in JFK
Internationa) Airport in Queens in ‘Au-
nficence to the Court of
Bust, 1979.
* ‘The ruling, which comes 12 days
after Williams’ 623 ly’
ends tie ‘trial portion of the case, Wil-
lars appeal is exrecied to be filed
shorily
‘hich falls about tie same time that the
Senate is expected to take up the recom-
mer-dation of its ethics committee that
Witiams be eypelicd for “repugnant”
(Please turn to Pe ge 2)
after the scheduled sentencing,
birthday, technical : aE
Wil
Photo byRonalg F. Mcéfat
’ Sen. Harrison A. William (D-N.J.) is
shown eddressinga
mittee
Senate subcom-
last month
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