Jury selection in the case against State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness has been set for Monday in Kent County. Assuming jury selection goes according to plan, court officials expect opening arguments to begin Tuesday. The trial was moved from Wilmington to Dover after McGuiness’s defense attorney objected to hearing the case in a different county than the auditor’s office. McGuiness was …
State Auditor Kathleen McGuinessâs corruption trial will not begin until at least Thursday after Judge William Carpenter of the Delaware Superior Court announced Wednesdayâs proceedings would be canceled. The announcement came after McGuinessâs defense team on Tuesday asked Carpenter to dismiss the indictment altogether âbased upon the Stateâs failure to properly allege venue,â defense attorney Steve Wood wrote in a …
The trial against Delaware State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness got off to a rocky start Tuesday after her defense team argued the case should be heard in Kent County rather than New Castle County. Rule 18 of the Superior Court says that in most cases, a prosecution shall be held in the county in which the offense or offenses are alleged …
