Long Noe State Trial to Start Oct. 10.

[Schmajo]

Looks like it will run through Election Day. I guess Tom will have to cast a FL absentee vote.

9/1/06
http://www.dispatch.com/news/news.php?story=dispatch/2006/09/01/20060901-E5-02.html

“TOLEDO (AP) — Attorneys for the Republican donor at the center of the state’s investment scandal and prosecutors are preparing for a long trial.

Prosecutors said during a pretrial hearing yesterday that they plan on calling about 100 witnesses over four weeks during the trial, scheduled to begin in October.

John Mitchell, one of Thomas W. Noe’s attorneys, said he plans to cross-examine the prosecution witnesses at length, including Noe’s former business partner, Timothy LaPointe.

The trial is scheduled to begin Oct. 10.
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http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060901/NEWS02/60901013

“Tom Noe is just five weeks from a trial that could put him in prison for decades, yet he relishes the chance to face the accusations against him, one of his attorneys said yesterday.
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Noe is facing 46 felony charges stemming from allegations that he embezzled more than $3 million from two coin funds he managed for the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation. He has pleaded not guilty and is free on $500,000 bond.
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The attorneys did argue over how best to allow Mr. Mitchell, Noe, and other attorneys to review evidence being stored in Columbus. Defense attorneys complained that security guards stand too close to them when they look at the coins and collectibles in the room.

Mr. Mitchell asked that they be allowed to review the evidence with a reasonable amount of privacy. ‘We’re not going to steal them,’ he said. ‘We’ll open up our jackets.’
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Tom already tried to steal them, and it didn't work out.
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1. "he relishes the chance to face the accusations against him"

I relish the thought of an October trial date. Please let that date stand.