Posted on 06/29/2007 9:27:49 AM PDT by Winged Hussar
Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay finally won one Wednesday in his effort to beat back a campaign-related indictment in Texas.
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals decided not to reinstate one charge of conspiracy to violate a state election law that had already been thrown out by a lower court judge.
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
http://www.tomdelay.com/ adds,
“The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals today ruled that I was wrongfully indicted by Ronnie Earle, the Mike Nifong of Texas, on laws that didn’t even exist. The court affirmed the decision to throw out the conspiracy indictments because they were based on laws that weren’t even on the books. What Ronnie Earle accomplished is no rookie error – it’s a political attack using our legal system as the primary weapon.
...“Ronnie Earle may think this case is about campaign finance, but in the end it will be a case about his own prosecutorial misconduct.”
Anyone see the headlines telling America this? Oh wait here it is on page 95 of the Commie Pinko Press....
Meadow Muffin
The Texas bar should open an investigation of Ronnie Earle.
Dont hold your breath waiting.
is this case ever going to trial??
Now maybe Delay can file ethic charges with the state bar.
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