Senate Refuses to Dismiss Hastings Charges From: The Washington Post | Date: March 17, 1989| Author: Don Phillips | Copyright 1989 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

The Senate yesterday brushed aside U.S. District Court Judge Alcee L. Hastings' plea to dismiss all but one of the charges against him and named a 12-member panel to hear evidence in his impeachment case.

Hastings, the first black federal judge in Florida, pleaded his case personally before the Senate Wednesday, proclaiming his innocence on charges that he plotted to get a $150,000 bribe and then lied about it at his criminal trial, at which he was acquitted.

Following a two-h...

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