Contempt case renewed against Perry prosecutor
SAN ANTONIO Nearly seven months after the 4th Court of Appeals ruled prosecutors had missed the deadline to file a contempt claim against local defense attorney Michael McCrum, the decision was reversed Wednesday by Texas' highest court for criminal matters.
The Court of Criminal Appeals opinion again opens the possibility that McCrum currently serving as special prosecutor in the case against Gov. Rick Perry, who is also accused of professional misconduct could spend up to six months in jail if found in contempt of court.
McCrum has denied any wrongdoing.
The Bexar County district attorney's office filed the contempt motion against McCrum in January, several months after a trial in which his client, Taylor Rae Rosenbusch, was convicted of intoxication manslaughter. Prosecutors alleged McCrum had instructed Melanie Little, a punishment-phase witness who had served as Rosenbusch's addiction counselor, to get lost for awhile, turn off her cellphone and take a long lunch to avoid coming back to testify.
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