Detroit mayor's lawyer says she's losing witnesses DETROIT (AP) - Three lawyers are refusing to testify next week at a removal hearing for Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, possibly harming his ability to defend himself.
Kilpatrick's attorney Sharon McPhail is urging Gov. Jennifer Granholm to seek subpoena power, delay the hearing or press the witnesses to appear. [image: Click here to find out more!]<http://ad.doubleclick.net/click;h=v8/372a/0/0/%2a/q;44306;0-0;0;28726024;4307-300/250;0/0/0;;~sscs=%3f> Granholm will hold a hearing Wednesday that could lead to Kilpatrick's removal from office. McPhail says lawyers Sam McCargo, Wilson Copeland and John Johnson are refusing to appear. She calls it a "serious if not fatal blow" to the mayor's defense. The Detroit City Council says the mayor misled it into approving an $8.4 million settlement with fired police officers. McCargo and Copeland had roles in that case; Johnson is a city attorney. On 8/28/08, Ms. Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Former Lawyer for Detroit Mayor Claims Unpaid Fees08-28-2008 > > A former lawyer for Detroit Mayor Kwame > Kilpatrick<http://www.law.com/jsp/legaltechnology/pubArticleLT.jsp?id=1202423172073>has > filed a lawsuit claiming he's owed about $80,000 in fees stemming from > his work after the mayor's text-message scandal surfaced. > > William > Moffitt<http://www.martindale.com/Moffitt-Brodnax/law-firm-3094286.htm>of > Alexandria, Va., on Wednesday filed the lawsuit in Wayne County Circuit > Court. Moffitt was hired by Kilpatrick in February and replaced before > Kilpatrick was charged with perjury in March. > > Mayoral spokesman Marcus Reese told the *Detroit Free Press* it's > unfortunate Moffitt decided to air an administrative issue in public. > > The *Detroit News* reports Kilpatrick paid Moffitt a $20,000 retainer in > February. The scandal surfaced in January. > > Kilpatrick faces eight felony counts in the perjury case and two felony > counts in a separate assault case. > > *Copyright 2008 Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may > not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.* > > > -- > "Usually when people are sad, they don't do anything. They just cry over > their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change." > - Malcolm X, Malcolm X Speaks, 1965 -- "Usually when people are sad, they don't do anything. They just cry over their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change." - Malcolm X, Malcolm X Speaks, 1965 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Black Focus Inc." group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Black-Focus-Inc?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
