Post by Logan on Jun 28, 2016 21:22:05 GMT -6
SANTA FE – New Mexico lawmakers and legislative staffers will have to testify in the opening stanza of the criminal case against former state Sen. Phil Griego, though the type of questions they’re required to answer could be limited, a judge ruled Monday.
Specifically, District Judge Brett Loveless of Albuquerque denied a motion to reject subpoenas issued to legislators and staffers but decided not to issue a ruling on whether certain questions, if asked of them, could violate an immunity provision in the state Constitution.
“It’s just something we’re going to have to deal with during the preliminary hearing,” Loveless said, referring to a four-day hearing set to begin next week.
Griego, who resigned from the Senate in March 2015, is facing fraud, bribery and other criminal charges for allegedly using his role as a legislator to profit from the sale of a historic state-owned building near downtown Santa Fe.
Read more: www.abqjournal.com/799116/judge-rejects-motion-to-limit-legislative-testimony-in-griego-case.html
Specifically, District Judge Brett Loveless of Albuquerque denied a motion to reject subpoenas issued to legislators and staffers but decided not to issue a ruling on whether certain questions, if asked of them, could violate an immunity provision in the state Constitution.
“It’s just something we’re going to have to deal with during the preliminary hearing,” Loveless said, referring to a four-day hearing set to begin next week.
Griego, who resigned from the Senate in March 2015, is facing fraud, bribery and other criminal charges for allegedly using his role as a legislator to profit from the sale of a historic state-owned building near downtown Santa Fe.
Read more: www.abqjournal.com/799116/judge-rejects-motion-to-limit-legislative-testimony-in-griego-case.html