Post by Logan on Dec 10, 2016 4:10:31 GMT -6
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A former Mississippi lawmaker is asking to withdraw his guilty plea in a long-running prison corruption case.
In papers filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Jackson, Cecil McCrory of Brandon said he is innocent and is requesting a jury trial.
McCrory's current attorney, Carlos Tanner, wrote that McCrory received ineffective representation from his first attorney. Prosecutors did not give McCrory all documents needed to prepare his defense, Tanner wrote.
"Considering the sheer volume of discovery involved in this prosecution, it is highly improbable that Mr. McCrory's prior lawyer had time to analyze those materials between the time he received them and the time Mr. McCrory entered his plea," Tanner wrote.
Read more: www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2016/dec/09/mccrory-seeks-withdraw-guilty-plea-prison-corrupti/
In papers filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Jackson, Cecil McCrory of Brandon said he is innocent and is requesting a jury trial.
McCrory's current attorney, Carlos Tanner, wrote that McCrory received ineffective representation from his first attorney. Prosecutors did not give McCrory all documents needed to prepare his defense, Tanner wrote.
"Considering the sheer volume of discovery involved in this prosecution, it is highly improbable that Mr. McCrory's prior lawyer had time to analyze those materials between the time he received them and the time Mr. McCrory entered his plea," Tanner wrote.
Read more: www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2016/dec/09/mccrory-seeks-withdraw-guilty-plea-prison-corrupti/