Langford asks for federal trial delay
Mayor Larry Langford has asked for a trial delay in his federal corruption case.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—- Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford and his two co-defendants want a federal judge to delay their public corruption trial.
Right now the case against Langford, William Blount and Albert LaPierre is set to go before a jury on May 4, 2009.
In a joint 14 page motion filed in federal court today, three men argued large volumes of computer filed evidence would make it impossible to prepare a proper defense by May.
The three men were charged last year in 101 count federal indictment.
Langford is accused of accepting gifts from Blount and LaPierre for lucrative contracts surrounding Jefferson County’s sewer bond swap deals.
All three men have pleaded not guilty.
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Do not grant a delay lets get him in jail and move on
There should be no delay, they have had plenty of time, and still have time to plan their defense. This is only a stall tactic, and should not be allowed. Bring it on!!
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