Does a company’s sanitary record figure into its possible criminal conduct when involved in an outbreak of foodborne illness?
That question is being disputed during the pre-trial stage of the United States v. Paul Kruse. Pre-trial motions are scheduled for July 22 in the Texas Western District court in Austin.
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The defense attorneys for retired Blue Blell president Paul Kruse want more struck from the criminal indictment going to an August 1 jury trial in Austin, TX.
Chris Flood of Houston and John Cline of Seattle this time, want the indictment dismissed “to the extent it relies on Kruse’s alleged
Continue Reading Defense wants a thin-downed indictment before trial of retired Blue Bell president
“Surplusage is language contained in a pleading that is unnecessary or irrelevant. For example, in an indictment, surplusage is the allegation of any fact or circumstances that is not a necessary element to the offense.”
-Legal Dictionary
Chris Flood and John Cline, defense attorneys for retired Blue Bell President Paul
Continue Reading Kruse’s defense attorneys want ‘sanitation issues’ excluded from his Blue Bell trial
The judge who will preside over the criminal trial next year of former Blue Bell Ice Cream President Paul Kruse is giving the defense team more time to sort out the expert witnesses they may need.
Federal Judge Robert Pitman extended the deadline for the defense to share their expert
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Jury selection in Austin, TX, for the criminal trial of the former chief executive of Blue Bell Creameries, is not likely to begin until 2022.
The government does not oppose a pending defense motion to delay the trial of sixty-six-year-old Paul Kruse until March 21, 2022. The new start date
Continue Reading Blue Bell criminal trial not likely to begin until March 21, 2022
Felony charges against the former chief executive of Blue Bell Creameries must be dismissed because the federal court in Austin lacks “subject matter jurisdiction.”
Defense attorneys Chris Flood and John Cline say the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has declared repeatedly that a district court lacks subject-matter
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