From the Breaking News Center:
Lawyers for former Gov. Rod Blagojevich want his corruption trial delayed until November.
In a filing today, Blagojevich’s attorneys contend they cannot
adequately prepare to defend him without knowing what the U.S. Supreme
Court will do in its handling of the "honest services" fraud law. The
nation’s highest court is expected to rule on the matter by June.
Blagojevich is scheduled to go on trial on June on charges he
conspired to sell the U.S. Senate seat vacated by President Barack
Obama and other misuse of his office.
The
filing also said that some who acted as advisers to Blagojevich while
he still was governor have changed their opinions about whether he
violated the statute, which requires that elected officials perform
their duties honestly.
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