RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Attorneys for former House Speaker Jim Black have asked a federal judge to order prosecutors to give them grand jury transcripts of testimony about a former political ally.
Black's attorneys want the testimony so their client can prepare for his July eleventh sentencing. Black pleaded guilty in February to taking thousands of dollars in cash from chiropractors while promoting their industry's agenda.
The attorneys say prosecutors aren't sure if the transcripts could be provided without a court order. Grand jury proceedings are usually secret.
Black requested testimony from a group that includes any witnesses who provided information to the government that's relevant to ex-Representative Michael Decker.
Decker pleaded guilty in federal court last August to taking $50,000 from Black in a party-switching scheme that gave leverage to Black so he could remain co-speaker in 2003. A judge sentenced Decker to four years in prison.
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Did that really appear in the MSM’s article, L? I’d have thought they’d bury/omit it.
I can understand them not letting him leave Charlotte, but what’s the deal with alcohol. I don’t think drinking makes someone a flight risk.
What a tough sentence for bribery. NOT!