Federal Judge Robert Pitman, who presided over the 15-day mistrial of Blue Bell’s former president, has ruled in another case involving the Brenham, TX-based creamery.
From his Western District of Texas federal court bench, Pitman
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The United States v Paul Kruse trial in Austin, TX, has adjourned for the weekend. It will continue at 8:30 a.m. Monday, when presumably the jury will resume deliberations.
The jury consists of 12 men
Continue Reading In Austin, Texas, the trial of the retired Blue Bell president adjourns for the weekend
Federal Judge Robert Pitman Friday sequestered the jury deliberating for a third day over charges against the retired president of Blue Bell ice cream.
Pitman “ordered that the jury be sequestered during their deliberations from
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AUSTIN — It was a long but primarily quiet Monday as a 12-man, four-woman jury was selected to hear the United States v. Paul Krause.
Kruse is the retired president of Blue Bell Creameries who
Continue Reading Jury picked for trial of former Blue Bell president; opening arguments today
At Broken Arrow, OK, Blue Bell Creamery made unlimited ice cream available for the 20th Annual Taste of Summer Festival. And a 13-year-old North Texas girl gave Blue Bell the inspiration for one of its
Continue Reading Kruse trial begins Monday with jury selection
When a federal criminal trial is less than 60 days from jury selection, that’s usually when the pretrial stage heats up. But in the criminal case of United States of America v. Paul Kruse, pretrial
Continue Reading Preparations underway for Blue Bell trial
A “quiet period” in the criminal charges against the 67-year old retired Blue Bell ice cream president may be ending.
Going on for four months, neither the government nor defense attorneys have brought anything to
Continue Reading Countdown to jury selection and trial for retired Blue Bell president
Federal Judge Robert Pitman set the table for the criminal trial of the United States vs. Paul Kruse, which begins in seven and half months in Austin, TX. Jury selection and the trial is scheduled
Continue Reading As table set for United States v. Paul Kruse, save a place for Blue Bell
Judge Robert Pittman has signed an order delaying the Blue Bell ice cream criminal trial by four months and six days. Jury selection for the prosecution of Blue Ball’s retired president will begin at 9
Continue Reading Judge decides to delay criminal trial of former Blue Bell president until March 2022
Federal Judge Robert Pitman has ended defendant Paul Kruse’s search of his former employer’s files that might have helped in his November criminal trial.
The judge has granted Blue Bell Creameries’ motion to quash in
Continue Reading After review, judge orders quash of Kruse’s Blue Bell subpoena
