镉0rRHW8 WuW㬐W㬐W㰐W&0::$DATAmost probable immediate impact of the plea deal is that the Lay and Skilling defense teams will request a delay of the beginning of the now-scheduled January 17, 2006 trial and renew their request that the trial be moved out of Houston. Although the Lay and Skilling teams have already made a persuasive case that the trial should be moved out of Houston because of extraordinary pre-trial publicity and a Houston jury pool that is clearly biased against Lay and Skilling in regard to Enron-related matters, U.S. District Judge Sim Lake's previous rulings in the case indicate that he will decline to grant either a delay in the trial or a change of its venue.

Posted by Tom at December 28, 2005 04:35 AM

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