DeLay criminal conspiracy charge dismissal appeals ruling [TX CCA]

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DeLay criminal conspiracy charge dismissal appeals ruling [TX CCA]

June 27, 2007 02:45:00 pm

The State of Texas v. John Dominick Colyandro, James Wlater Ellis, and Thomas Dale Delay, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, June 27, 2007 [upholding the decisions of two lower courts dismissing a conspiracy criminal charge against US Rep. Tom Delay]. Read the full text of the opinion. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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