[Transcript of Judge Jack Hampton's comments to the Associated Press, 1988]

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Transcript of Judge Jack Hampton's comments to the Associated Press following his ruling in a recent murder case against Richard Lee Bednarski. Bednarski was given 30 years rather than a life sentence by Hampton, based on Hampton's own opinions. The victims were two young gay men and Bednarski had no prior offenses. Also included in the document is another comment that was given by Hampton to a 'Dallas Times Herald' reporter.

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University of North Texas. Libraries. Special Collections. 2019.

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Transcript of Judge Jack Hampton's comments to the Associated Press following his ruling in a recent murder case against Richard Lee Bednarski. Bednarski was given 30 years rather than a life sentence by Hampton, based on Hampton's own opinions. The victims were two young gay men and Bednarski had no prior offenses. Also included in the document is another comment that was given by Hampton to a 'Dallas Times Herald' reporter.

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  • Preferred Citation: Dennis Vercher Collection (The Dallas Way) (AR0789), University of North Texas Special Collections

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University of North Texas. Libraries. Special Collections. [Transcript of Judge Jack Hampton's comments to the Associated Press, 1988], text, 2019; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1533626/: accessed May 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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