Paxton criminal case, now 5 years old, delayed again
The criminal case against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, held up for five years by numerous challenges and appeals from both sides, was pushed farther back Monday by a state appeals court in Houston.
The 1st Court of Appeals, responding to a challenge from the appointed prosecutors in the Paxton matter, overturned a Harris County judge’s order that had returned the case to Collin County, where Paxton resides.
The case had been transferred in 2017 to state District Judge Robert Johnson in Harris County after prosecutors argued that pretrial publicity, and actions by Paxton supporters, meant they could not get a fair trial in Paxton’s backyard.
Paxton’s lawyers challenged the transfer, and on June 25, Johnson returned Paxton’s case to Collin County, ruling that a prior judge lacked the jurisdiction to transfer the matter to the Houston area. Johnson also stepped away from the case, saying he was added to a bail reform lawsuit and accepted representation from the attorney general’s office, and the Paxton case was reassigned to state District Judge Jason Luong, also of Harris County.
Read more: https://www.statesman.com/news/20200727/paxton-criminal-case-now-5-years-old-delayed-again
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