Lawyers Lay Out Their Cases in Leopold Trial
The defense for Anne Arundel's county executive says the accusations while "tawdry" do not rise to a level of criminal behavior.
The prosecution and defense laid out their cases in opening statements for the trial of Anne Arundel County Executive John Leopold on Friday morning. Leopold faces a five-count indictment, which includes four counts of misconduct in office and one count of fraudulent misappropriation by a fiduciary. Maryland State Prosecutor Emmet Davitt said his case would "in a nutshell" show that the two-term county executive "willfully abused and misused" the powers given to him under the Anne Arundel County Charter. He highlighted the prosecution's first witness, Patricia Medlin, who served as Leopold's scheduling secretary during his two terms in office. "She will describe an atmosphere of intimidation and fear," Davitt said. "Fear of incurring Mr. …
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Raejean Imler French
3:30 pm on Sunday, January 27, 2013
If you're referring to "Mr. Leopold Goes to Court" on Jan, 23, no, but thank you for pointing us in that direction. Very good. more ›