Judge Rejects Proposal to Expedite DeLay Case
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A state district judge said he wouldn’t immediately consider separating two criminal charges against Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas) to allow an early trial -- another blow to the former House majority leader’s hopes of regaining his post.
Senior Judge Pat Priest dismissed a conspiracy charge against DeLay this month but refused to throw out more serious allegations of money laundering.
DeLay’s attorneys had hoped Priest would separate the charges in an effort to move forward on the money laundering charge while waiting for an appeals court decision.
DeLay, who denies wrongdoing, has been pressing for a quick resolution to his case so that he might regain his majority leader job before his colleagues reconvene in late January.
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