Joe Hines
Appearances
48 Hours
Behind Chamber Doors
Joe Hines, the district attorney in this case, would like nothing better than to tag Jerry Garson with the fact that he accepted a bribe.
48 Hours
Behind Chamber Doors
He never fixed a case. He never accepted any money on any cases whatsoever. The $1,000 that you're talking about was a referral fee that Paul Semenowski said, you referred me a case. I received a fee, and here's the $1,000, which returns to give back.
48 Hours
Behind Chamber Doors
Absolutely not. And he tried to give it back three times. He didn't try to give all of it back. Yes, he did. The whole $1,000. You see him counting it out. Put it in an envelope, opened the drawer, gave it back to him. That's our position.
48 Hours
Behind Chamber Doors
The only bribe he's accused of taking is the fact that he had lunch and dinner with Paul Szymanowski in order to have favorable treatment for Paul Szymanowski and give him lower guardianships. Now, I tell you, I mean, that is so ridiculous on its face. A person like Jerry Garson, a Supreme Court judge, is not going to throw in his robes for a hamburger.
48 Hours
Behind Chamber Doors
That's not correct. That's on the tape. What happened was, I understand that, he had made a decision regarding the property in that case. And what he was doing is telling Paul Szymanowski in his own words that he had ruled in his favor and you're going to win.