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Mississippi: Minor's re-trial delayed to January

AP reports: The second judicial bribery trial of attorney Paul S. Minor and two former judges has been postponed until January.

Minor and co-defendants former Chancery Judge Wes Teel and former Circuit Judge John Whitfield had been scheduled to stand trial on Nov. 16. A federal court granted the postponement Monday after Minor's attorneys said they were concerned about the trial occurring during the holiday season.

Minor, who will remain in custody, is accused of bribing Whitfield and Teel. Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Oliver Diaz Jr. was acquitted of bribery charges after a three-month trial last summer, but the jury was unable to reach a verdict on some charges against Minor, Teel and Whitfield. -- The Sun Herald | 11/06/2006 | Minor's judicial bribery trial now scheduled for January

Posted by Ed on November 28, 2006 08:13 AM |

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