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Hank released on probation: Prosecutor criticizes early release.
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Paducah Sun (Paducah, KY)
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November 18, 2006
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2006 The Paducah Sun. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Byline: Shelley Byrne
Nov. 18--Paducah businessman Jim Hank, sentenced to 10 years in prison six months ago for conspiring to have his wife killed, is out of jail.
McCracken Circuit Judge Jeff Hines granted a motion by Hank's attorney for shock probation Friday morning. Hank was released shortly after 1 p.m. from the Western Kentucky Correctional Complex in Fredonia, Assistant Warden Bryan Henson said."I was very surprised and disappointed," said David Hargrove, the Graves County commonwealth attorney who served as special prosecutor. "I think it sends the wrong message. Certainly, the victim in this case, it sent the wrong message to her. But the judge has his ...
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