AUSTIN–At the request of the Department of Justice team trying the case, the trial judge dismissed one of the seven counts of the indictment against a former president of Blue Bell ice cream.
Federal Judge
Continue Reading DOJ drops one charge against retired Blue Bell president as trial begins
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
With three weeks until jury selection, the first sealed document with several exhibits was docketed in the United States v. Paul Krause. Its contents remain a mystery.
And ahead of the July 22 pre-trial meeting
Continue Reading Pre-trial arguments underway for Aug. 1 trial of retired Blue Bell president
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.
Continue Reading When is sanitary history too ripe for the jury?
Pau Kruse, the retired 67-year-old former president of Blue Bell Creameries in Brenham, TX, is ordered to appear in federal court in Austin on July 22.
Federal Judge Robert Pitman has set the Final Docket
Continue Reading Final docket hearing called for July 22, just ahead of jury trial of former Blue Bell president
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
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.”
Continue Reading Kruse’s defense attorneys want ‘sanitation issues’ excluded from his Blue Bell trial
Since January, there’s been nothing new about the coming Aug. 1 jury trial of retired Blue Bell president Paul Kruse. The Department of Justice (DOJ) now is making a little news with the appointment of
Continue Reading Another trial lawyer was named in the Blue Bell case for Aug. 1 jury trial
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