DOVER, Del. (AP) — Prosecutors have dismissed criminal corruption charges against Delaware’s state auditor because of a legal technicality but plan to seek a new grand jury indictment next week.
The move comes after the attorney for Kathy McGuiness argued Tuesday that the case should be dismissed because an indictment obtained by prosecutors last year failed to say where her alleged crimes occurred. Prosecutors argued that the indictment was sufficient because McGuiness serves all Delaware counties. The judge advised prosecutors that they faced a potential acquittal after they rest their case if they could not establish proper venue through evidence and testimony.
Prosecutors now say they are prepared to present the case to a Kent County grand jury Monday.
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LONDON (AP) — In Britain, there are several traditional elements to a royal anniversary: pageants, street parties...and the Sex Pistols. Queen Elizabeth II and the Pistols have been linked since the punk pioneers released the song "God Save the Queen" during the monarch's 1977 Silver Jubilee. The anti-authoritarian anthem has been re-released to mark the queen's Platinum Jubilee, her 70 years on the throne. It's one of a raft of […]
