Leopold Jury Likely to Be Seated on Thursday
Anne Arundel County Executive John Leopold faces four counts of misconduct in office.
Opening statements in the trial of Anne Arundel County Executive John Leopold—who is accused of tasking county police officers with his personal and political errands—could start as early as Thursday afternoon. Maryland State Prosecutor Emmet Davitt said the jury would be seated on Thursday, but he was not sure whether enough time would be left for pretrial motions and opening statements. It will depend on how quickly Anne Arundel County Circuit Court Judge Dennis Sweeney can seat 12 jurors and four alternates. Leopold, a Pasadena Republican, faces a five-dcount indictment handed down by a grand jury in March that included four counts of misconduct in office and one count of fraudulent misappropriation by a fiduciary. It alleges that …
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Phillip
9:27 am on Friday, January 20, 2012
We put a lot of trust in our elected officials. If you are in jail, you've lost my trust. At this point it sounds like he is trying to keep a paycheck. His department has a lot of good people that work for him, I hope those people are able to continue doing the tax payers work while this situation sorts itself out. more ›