Judge will not rule on motions until Perry shows up in court
Rick Perry will appear later this month in court on charges he abused his power, one of his lawyers said Monday morning as a visiting judge signaled he would not rule on any pretrial motions until the governor showed up.
The judge, Bert Richardson of San Antonio, had excused Perry from coming to court Monday morning. The governor is in Europe on a state economic mission.
Michael McCrum, the special prosecutor handling the indictment against Perry, told Richardson he plans to respond to the pretrial motions within the coming weeks. Perry's lawyers have argued the case should be dismissed because McCrum was not properly sworn in, among other reasons.
Richardson scheduled the next court date for Oct. 31. At that time, the court will address the claim about McCrum, as well as Perry's request to have the judge order a transcript of grand jury testimony to be produced.
Anthony Buzbee, one of Perry's lawyers, told reporters the governor will be present in court on Oct. 31.
http://www.chron.com/news/politics/texas/article/Judge-will-not-rule-on-motions-until-Perry-shows-5819356.php
[font color=green]Everybody charged with a crime deserves their day in court. The publicity should doom any Perry presidential campaign. It's nice to know that the court date is just before the election.[/font]
