Birmingham, AL – Defense attorneys are seeking to delay the bribery and public corruption trial of Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford and two associates until November.
Attorneys for Langford argue in a request filed last week that a continuance granted in March that delayed the trial from May 4 until Aug. 31 did not give them enough time to review evidence. Langford, Montgomery investment banker Bill Blount and lobbyist Al LaPierre were named in a 101-count indictment in December that includes charges of conspiracy, fraud, bribery, money laundering and filing false tax returns.
All three pleaded not guilty and are free on bond.
Robert Joe McLean, an attorney for LaPierre, said Monday that the judge has not ruled on the request.
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