Submitted by columbus countian (not verified) on Thu, 05/19/2011 - 9:55pm.
The murder trial in Columbus County was likely sabotaged by a juror--the District Attorney isn't responsible for the outcome. Regarding the "dust-up" between the Chief District Court Judge and the DA--this is most certainly not about the judge's stated concern. This is "push-back" by the entrenched political machine in the 13th Judicial District. The new DA has the potential to inflict some serious damage to the aforementioned machine. No amount of attempted political spin will disguise the real objective of the DA's foes. Said foes have much to be concerned about.
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The murder trial in Columbus County was likely sabotaged by a juror--the District Attorney isn't responsible for the outcome. Regarding the "dust-up" between the Chief District Court Judge and the DA--this is most certainly not about the judge's stated concern. This is "push-back" by the entrenched political machine in the 13th Judicial District. The new DA has the potential to inflict some serious damage to the aforementioned machine. No amount of attempted political spin will disguise the real objective of the DA's foes. Said foes have much to be concerned about.