LaMont Cole Pushes Back Against Grand Jury that Indicted Him, Questions Legality
Cole’s lawyers say the attorney general lacked proper authority and used out-of-context texts as prosecutors pursue bribery and money laundering charges.
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LaMont Cole pushes back against grand jury that indicted him, questions legality
BATON ROUGE — Just two weeks after being indicted, former Metro Councilman and current Superintendent LaMont Cole says the grand jury that charged him may not have had the authority to do so.That’s according to a motion Cole’s attorneys filed in court on Friday.In the motion, Cole’s attorneys say District Attorney Hillar Moore needed to submit a written request for Attorney General Liz Murrill’s office to get involved with grand jury proceedings…
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NolaLaMont Cole challenges legality of grand jury that indicted him, other Baton Rouge officials
Two weeks after he was indicted on corruption charges, former Baton Rouge Metro Council member and current school superintendent LaMont Cole argued in court filings Friday that Attorney General Liz Murrill’s office was misrepresenting his text messages to make it…
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