Sheila and Don Hill at last weekend's prayer vigil
Moments from now in U.S. District Judge Barbara M.G. Lynn's courtroom, opening statements will be delivered in the public corruption case against former Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Don Hill, his wife Sheila Farrington Hill, former Dallas City Plan Commissioner D'Angelo Lee and others indicted in October 2007. But per the judge's orders, Farrington's attorney, Victor Vital, filed on Friday her proposed final jury instructions -- in other words, the Hills' defense team's interpretation of the law concerning each individual indictment. It's not necessarily a sneak peek of the defense, because other issues can and most likely will be raised during what's expected to be a lengthy trial, but a good legal primer for those just now getting up to speed. Jump for the docs. Sheila Hill Proposed Final Jury Instructions
Are Hill and Farrington paying for their attorney or are the taxpayors funding his defense. Baker Botts is a big time firm and not cheap
87 pages? Senor Wilonsky if you have minions, could get them to summarize for we slothful?
Sigh. But Heywood, he EARNED that BMW, remember?
I can hardly wait for the Don Hill press conference where they discuss how this is all the work of rich, racist Republicans and their forcing him to drive someone else's BWM.