Plea deal imminent in Kilpatrick case; Hearing to continue
By Bill Shea
LAST MODIFIED: 5:45 p.m., Sep. 3, 2008
Gov. Jennifer Granholm will continue with the hearing on the possible ouster of Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick until he is out of office, said Liz Boyd, the governor's press secretary.
Boyd had no other details.
The hearing began Wednesday morning at the request of the city council. A news alert from the Wayne County Circuit Court that Kilpatrick was expected to plead guilty in the text message case came shortly before 5 p.m. Wednesday, an event that was later moved to Thursday morning.
Kilpatrick will appear before Judge David Groner at 9 a.m. No details on the plea have been made public, and it's unknown if an agreement with the Wayne County prosecutor has been reached.
Today's hearing is expected to wrap up for the night shortly. Kilpatrick lawyer Sharon McPhail is several hours into questioning whistle-blower lawsuit attorney Mike Stefani when news of the likely plea broke.
Granholm was not expected to make a press statement Wednesday evening. -END-
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