Roanoke Times Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc. DATE: WEDNESDAY, April 11, 1990 TAG: 9004110328 SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PAGE: A5 EDITION: METRO SOURCE: DATELINE: CHARLOTTE, N.C. LENGTH: Short
"I think I'm afraid if I let [the case] go to the jury I would cause this defendant to have to go through the appeals process," U.S. District Judge Robert Potter said.
Earlier in the day, a former PTL executive testified that Johnson used church offerings to provide $10,000 for church secretary Jessica Hahn.
Johnson, who told a grand jury he didn't know where the money originated, was charged with committing perjury 12 times.
- Associated Press
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