Suspended AG Ken Paxton To Stand Trial in Harris County [UPDATED]

The securities fraud charge cases against suspended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton are now scheduled for Harris County.Tony Buzbee, Houston-based lawyer and the lead defense attorney in Paxton’s impeachment"Today’s decision doesn’t matter. This case is a loser and that’s why the so-called prosecutorsCourt of Criminal Appeals for nearly two years and the timing of today’s decision was nodamage to the Attorney General and targeted to hurt him with the Senate.

The timing of the trial was also impeded by payment disputes over the amounts paid to the special prosecutors, and the location of where the trial would be held. These charges originate in Collin County, notably where Paxton has a large political base; however, the then-presiding judge moved the trial to Harris County in 2017, after deciding that it would be difficult for the jury assembled to be unbiased for this reason.

This may prove to be an unfavorable choice for Paxton and his legal term as the attorney general’s hometown leans more conservatively and might have garnered additional support, during the proceedings.

Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)

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