Jury selection is scheduled to start next week in the bribery and extortion trial of Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez.
A judge rejected Perez’s request Tuesday for a change of venue – dismissing the notion that Perez could not get a fair trial in Hartford.
Change of venue requests are made frequently, but they are very rarely granted.
http://blogs.courant.com/cityline/2010/04/judge-perez-trial-to-stay-in-h.html