Judge Delays Sentencing in Jefferson Corruption Case

The Times-Picayune reports that US District Judge Martin Feldman postponed the sentencing of Phil Demma, a Jefferson Parish Court employee convicted in the ongoing corruption scandal surrounding the parish.

Bruce Ashley, who represents Demma, said he suspected one of the issues involved a motion Ashley filed last week asking the judge to consider a reduced sentence based on his client's diminished psychiatric capacity at the time of his offenses.

Posted by AJR at August 7, 2003 08:19 AM