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' By JEFF GOODWIN
After deliberating for more than five
weeks the Nebraska Supreme Court
announced its .decision in the Paul
Douglas case Friday morning.
' Douglas escaped impeachment by
one vote as the justices voted 4-3 in
favor of the first article of impeach-
ment dealing with his. duty not to
: misrepresent. Five votes, two thirds of
the court, are needed to convict in
impeachment cases according to the
state constitution.
The justices also voted 3-4 to impeach
Douglas on the second article of impeach
ment, dealing with his duty not to lie.
The entire court found him innocent
of the other four charges.
The first article of impeachment
charged that Douglas knowingly mis
represented his knowledge of hb receipt
of a $32,500 check from Marvin Copple
in a sworn statement to special assist
ant attorney general David Domina.
The majority opinion, by justices
Boslaugh, Howard, and Cohvell, con
ceded that Douglas "made a disclosure
commensurate with the inquiry."
At no time was Douglas asked the
amount cf compensation received, nor
in another lengthy question and answer
session 12 days later was the question
raised.
Justices Shanahan, Grant, and Moran
disagreed with this view in their dis-
senting opinion.'
That opinion said, in psrt, "Where
one has a duty to epeak but deliber
ately remains silent, his silence h equi
valent to a false representation."
Their opinion went on to say, "Dou
glas was required to dbcloss his com
pensation from Copple.
"Public trust is not a field on which a
.public officer can display gamesman
ship by playing the part of the lawyer.w
Articles two through six dealt with
Dougals failure to disqualify himself in
any investigation involving a conflict of
interest, his duty to void insider bor
rowing, his duty to investigate possible
wrongdoing at Commonwealth, and
his duty to avoid the appearance of
impropriety.
The court's ruling ended a process
that began on March 14 when the legis
lature, in a move that surprised almost
everyone, voted to impeach Douglas.
His trial began on March 23 and
lasted three and a half days.
Despite Douglas' acquittal, his trials
are tar from over.
He is currently under investigation
hv t.h Nebraska Stats Bar Association
and may face discipHnny action from
that body.
There sfeo is Ba.ossgsing federal
grand jury investigation in Omaha on
Commonwealth and Douglas' involve
ment in the matter. :.-
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