Posted on 07/27/2011 7:37:20 AM PDT by MizSterious
SAN ANGELO, Texas -- A jury has been selected, but the trial of polygamist religious sect leader Warren Jeffs won't have opening statements without at least one more hearing.
And, a Utah woman whose testimony was central in a previous case against Jeffs is saying his case in Texas will be shocking.
Jeffs' defense has filed a motion to suppress evidence. They argue that the evidence seized during a raid on the Yearning for Zion ranch in Eldorado, Texas, was not properly obtained. However, the same judge previously allowed evidence from the raid to be used in the trials of seven other men who were prosecuted on bigamy and child abuse charges.
A hearing on the motion is expected Wednesday afternoon.
Jeffs' attorneys also say they will file for a change of venue out of San Angelo, Texas, but have yet to do so.
The jury of 10 women and two men were seated Tuesday night out of nearly 300 people. These people are pulled from a region that until just a few years ago had never heard of the polygamist sect.
(Excerpt) Read more at ksl.com ...
He's been repeatedly changing attorneys...supposedly as a stalling tactic.
BTTT
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