Commission has denied Heather Cook parole
Baltimore local news is reporting that the Commission has denied Cook’s application for parole
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Baltimore local news is reporting that the Commission has denied Cook’s application for parole
Heather Cook, the former Suffragan Bishop of Maryland, is scheduled for her first parole hearing of her sentence for the manslaughter of a cyclist during a drunk-driving incident in December 2014.
The Baltimore Sun reports: Former Episcopal Bishop Heather Cook was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in prison for killing a cyclist in a drunken crash
This afternoon, one day before her trial was due to begin, former bishop Heather Cook pleaded guilty to charges filed after the death of Thomas Palermo last December.
Heather Cook, former Suffragan Bishop of Maryland, will appear in court this afternoon, one day ahead of her scheduled trial date.
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The media noted the attention General Convention is giving to addiction and alcoholism in light of the tragedy of the Heather Cook criminal case.
Circuit Judge Wanda K. Heard, advised Cook of her right to a speedy trial. Cook acknowledged she understood her right, waived her right and agreed to the postponement that had been requested by her attorney, David Irwin.
The Rt Rev Chilton R. Knudsen has been appointed Assisting Bishop in the Diocese of Maryland following this weekend’s Diocesan Convention.
The Rev. Gay Clark Jennings, President of the House of Deputies, has written a letter addressed to deputies and alternate deputies about different actions the
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