nola.com - 1/8/2009
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WASHINGTON - Former Democratic U.S. Rep. William Jefferson's attorney filed a motion today with the U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va., asking the judge in his corruption case to set a trial date that will give the Supreme Court time to decide whether to hear Jefferson's appeal. Judge T.S. ...
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Former Rep. William Jefferson seeks another delay in corruption trial
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... case, is free to set a trial date at a Jan. 15 status hearing in Alexandria. If he were to accept the motion by Jefferson attorney Robert Trout, the trial would not likely begin until June at the earliest. -snip- If the Supreme Court decides at that time that it wishes to hear the case, we respectfully submit that it would be appropriate for this Court to postpone the trial; if the Supreme Court declines to hear the case, the trial can proceed,'' Trout writes in the motion Read more: http://www.nola.com/news/index.ssf/2009/01/former_rep_w...
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... Attorneys for former Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA) have filed a motion with the U.S. District Court for Virginia asking for a trial date that will allow the possibility for the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case. Should the Supreme Court take the case, Jefferson's trial would likely not begin until June. Jefferson was caught with $90,000 in his freezer in August 2005 and faces a 16-count indictment for seeking bribes related to an African business deal. (Times-Picayune) ...
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