Hearing set on whether to toss DeLay charge

[Judi Lynn]

Feb. 17, 2006, 11:46PM
Hearing set on whether to toss DeLay charge

Associated Press

AUSTIN - A state appeals court will hear arguments from attorneys March 22 about whether a conspiracy charge against U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay should stand.

The 3rd Court of Appeals in Austin notified lawyers in the case Thursday that oral arguments had been set before a three-judge panel.

Prosecutors appealed to the court after Judge Pat Priest in December threw out a charge against the former House majority leader and two associates that alleged conspiracy based on a supposed plan to violate the Texas election code.
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The charges against DeLay, John Colyandro and Jim Ellis involve donations to DeLay's Texans for a Republican Majority political action committee. The defendants are accused of funneling $190,000 in corporate contributions through the Texas committee and an arm of the National Republican Committee to seven GOP legislative candidates in 2002.
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http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/3668553.html

[Kierkegaard]

1. Y'know, if Delay were half the public servant he claims to be,

he would stop wasting the tax payers money and have himself euthanized. C'mon, Tom. Do the right thing already!

[spanone]

7. He's not half the human he claims to be. He'll never do the right thing.

He wouldn't know where to look.

[HuffleClaw]

2. i expect all he needs to do is appeal to the 'new' supreme court

who will dismiss all charges and install him as high lord mucky muck of texas.

[Judi Lynn]

4. No doubt everyone in Texas will owe him rent eventually. n/t

[HuffleClaw]

3. i expect all he needs to do is appeal to the 'new' supreme court

who will dismiss all charges and install him as high lord mucky muck of texas.

[bluestateguy]

5. Sounds like he wants activist judges to legislate from the bench

nt

[rodeodance]

6. Glad to see this.