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The jury was deadlocked twice. Fuller then told the jury they had the potential for "a lifetime job for you as a juror," noting that he had "a lifetime appointment" and was "a very patient person," and the jury convicted the following day. At his first sentencing hearing, Fuller sentenced him to 88

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where he served until his appointment as a federal judge. As the District Attorney, Fuller was criticized for giving "extraordinary wages" to staff, including increasing office investigator Bruce DeVane's "salary to almost $ 6,000 every two weeks" until it nearly doubled by the end of 2000, and

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In September 2015, a committee of federal judges who investigated Fuller told Congress it should consider impeaching Fuller despite his resignation, citing as justification its determination that Fuller had engaged in "reprehensible conduct" as there was "substantial evidence" that Fuller had

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Fuller has been married twice. In 2012, he divorced Lisa Boyd Fuller, and the court records were sealed with Mark citing safety concerns and Lisa objecting, alleging Fuller "was guilty of marital misconduct and is attempting to shield himself from the public scrutiny thereof."

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In addition, the report concluded Fuller made "false statements to the chief judge of the 11th Circuit in late December 2010 in a way that caused a massive disruption in the District Courts' operation and loss of public confidence in the court as an instrument of Justice."

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decision (Judge Fuller asked that a separate judge be assigned to handle the motion) that Judge Fuller need not recuse himself from the case. The Eleventh Circuit noted that recusal motions must be made before trial, but the Defense did not learn of Fuller's conflicts (

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that occurred in the case. Fuller was criticized for refusing to allow Siegelman to remain free on appeal and the Appeals Court overruled Fuller's decision. Siegelman argued that Fuller "gave the jury false instructions." On October 23, 2007, in a statement to the

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In 2006, Siegelman was charged again and Judge Fuller presided over the criminal trial for bribery and obstruction of justice. After a highly publicized trial that spanned several months, a jury convicted former Governor Siegelman and co-Defendant

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In September, he accepted a plea deal that would "expunge" the charges if he underwent a drug and alcohol evaluation, completed a counseling program, and attended a domestic violence program for 24 weeks.

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The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals reassigned cases in Fuller's court to other district court judges, and would not assign any new cases to Fuller until further order of the circuit court.

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involving his second wife, Kelli, following her allegation that he was having an affair with a law-clerk employee. Fuller was jailed overnight following his arrest.

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himself from the case. One such conflict was that Siegelman, when Governor, prompted an investigation into Fuller's "questionable practices" as

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physically abused his wife "at least eight times" and that Fuller "was also accused of committing perjury" when denying abusing his wife.

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That same year he married his second wife, Kelli, a former court bailiff, whom Lisa Fuller alleged had had an affair with her husband.

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In December 2009, Fuller then reduced Governor Siegelman's sentence by 10 months during re-sentencing, leaving him with 69 months.

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months. Siegelman defenders argue that the sentence is unprecedented and the punishment excessive because, for example, former

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threw out much of the prosecution's evidence and stated that no new charges could be refiled based on the disallowed evidence.

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in 1985. He was an attorney in private practice from 1985 to 1996, when he became Chief Assistant District Attorney for the

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On October 17, 2014, Sewell "threatened to begin impeachment proceedings" against Fuller if he did not resign.

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publicly stated Fuller should resign, and other members of Alabama's congressional delegation followed suit.

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Fuller was accused of acting unethically. and criticized over his sentencing of former Alabama Governor

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By September 2014, several state and national politicians called on Fuller to resign. Alabama Democrat

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Fuller later testified during the proceedings about the retirements he approved in 2005.

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At Siegelman's sentencing, Fuller had Siegelman taken from the courtroom in

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of Missouri, called on Fuller to resign from the District Court.

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called for an investigation into Fuller's handling of the case.

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