Prosecutor Seeks Conspiracy Charge Against DeLay

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Attorneys Set to Argue DeLay Charge

By KELLEY SHANNON
The Associated Press
Wednesday, January 24, 2007; 8:10 AM

AUSTIN, Texas -- The prosecution of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay could be stalled for weeks or even months while Texas' highest criminal court decides whether a dismissed campaign finance conspiracy charge against him should be reinstated.

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals is set to hear arguments Wednesday on the conspiracy charge _ part of the criminal case that helped drive DeLay from office.

In this Oct. 4, 2006, file photo, former House Majority Leader Tom Delay speaks to reporters before a fundraiser for his replacement candidate Shelley Sekula Gibbs in Houston. The prosecution of DeLay could be stalled for weeks or even months while Texas' highest criminal court decides whether a dismissed campaign finance conspiracy charge against him should be reinstated. (

Prosecutors want the charge reinstated, but attorneys for DeLay and two co-defendants contend a lower appellate court correctly ruled that the law was not in effect when the alleged conspiracy occurred in 2002.

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