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Rep. Jefferson's Trial Delayed
Spectators hoping to snag a seat at next week's trial of Louisiana Rep. William Jefferson (D) on bribery charges are going to have to wait a little longer, as the proceedings have now been delayed following a new appeal from the defense.
Jury selection for the trial had been scheduled to start Monday at the federal courthouse in Alexandria, but Jefferson's lawyers on Wednesday filed an appeal arguing that testimony provided by the lawmaker's aides to a grand jury should have been protected under the Constitution's Speech or Debate clause. A district court judge has already ruled against Jefferson on the matter, so now it will be heard by the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond.
The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports that a decision on that appeal is "probably months away." So if you've already started lining up outside the Alexandria courtroom for a seat, you should probably go home.
Here's the whole history of Jefferson's legal problems.
By Ben Pershing |
February 21, 2008; 3:02 PM ET
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Posted by: The Nuge | February 21, 2008 3:23 PM
Yeah...hold off on that a little while and maybe we can stick Bush/Cheney in the prisoner's dock with him.
Posted by: nighthawk soars | February 21, 2008 3:55 PM
Same old crap. If he was a Republican, he would have already be convicted in the media, and force to resign. The good old boys club ot eh Democrat party will have this potponed until the next election, and he will get off scot free. Equal justice under the law!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.Bull!
Posted by: elmerck | February 22, 2008 10:47 AM
Jefferson knows how the game is played and its called, when you're guilty, go for endless delays. At the very least, his case will fade from view and memory and even the courts will tire of him. This keeps lawyers busy and rich, which is what our legal system has been reduced to by the very practitioners of law.
This pseudo-profession was never very high on the scale to begin with, somewhere down around whale sh-- and only lawyers could figure out how to degrade it even more. Scum, representing scum, how fitting and how chummy; at least there won't be any language barrier between them.
Posted by: Doubtom | February 22, 2008 2:26 PM
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He's guilty. I wrote a song about it.