Judge Thomas Osowik of Lucas County Common Pleas Court has denied a motion filed by Gerald Robinson's new attorney to let the priest out of prison on a $250,000 property bond pending his appeal. "The defendant has not presented any argument that would warrant any suspension of the sentence imposed," Judge Osowik wrote in a six-page decision. Did anyone really think the judge would let a convicted murderer loose until an appeals court gets around to hearing the case? It's not like Robinson was convicted of forging a check or jaywalking...
The attorney handling Robinson's appeal, John Donahue, also filed a memorandum adding to the motion, asking the court to consider my interview with two jurors published Sunday in The Blade. But the memorandum was filed after the judge had already issued his decision.
Donahue's next possible step is to ask the 6th district court of appeals to release the killer priest.
Stay tuned....

Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2006. Toledo, Ohio. Happy Halloween.