Word: deguerin
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...DeLay's attorney, Dick DeGuerin, accuses prosecutor Ronnie Earle, a Democrat, of seeking advantage from national trends by subpoenaing representatives of law firms and Indian tribes connected to lobbyist Jack Abramoff and records from lobbyists connected to disgraced Republican congressman Duke Cunningham-individuals, says DeGuerin, who have no direct ties to the campaign finance charges against his client...
...DeGuerin told TIME his client is in fighting spirit."He's very upbeat, he's going about his business." Right now, his best hopes lie an appeal to the state's highest court to throw out the charges or order the trial judge to go forward with a speedy trial, but University of Texas law professor George Dix said that, while DeGuerin's motions are "very good, very interesting, .... with some sophisticated arguments and some really good bull****," intervention by the high court would be very unusual. Word from the court will likely come before the new GOP House leadership...
...DeLay defense attorney Dick DeGuerin is expected to present more pre-trial challenges before the year is out, including pressing for a hearing on charges of prosecutorial misconduct. But Texas District Attorney Ronnie Earle now has 15 days to appeal the judge's ruling and Priest has said there will be no court action until Dec. 20 and likely no trial before January...
...Bush Administration, his support is slipping at home-a new Gallup poll finds that just 36 percent of registered voters in DeLay?s district said they would support him in November's election-and he faces an uphill climb with his party. "He's tough, ready for a fight," DeGuerin told TIME. "Some clients I have to build some starch in, but I didn't have to with him." The question for DeLay is whether he can persuade his congressional colleagues to come along...
...DeLay and his lawyers were quick to respond. This was "an abomination of justice," DeLay said. Earle had "realized he screwed up," DeGuerin said, and scrambled to push out a new indictment. "If this doesn't prove that the motivation behind this indictment is political, then I don't know what it is," DeGuerin said in a news conference in Houston...