Chris Pettit's lawyer gets extra time to negotiate a possible plea deal with federal prosecutors.
, has been postponed a second time so his lawyer can negotiate a possible plea deal with federal prosecutors.
U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia agreed Monday to reset the trial to May 22 from March 20 after Pettit’s attorney asked for a 90-day delay. Mathew T. Allen, Pettit’s defense lawyer, said in a court filing last week that he needed the extra time to review “the voluminous” amount of documents filed in the case. But he also wanted more time “to have thorough and adequate negotiations in an attemptLast month, the judge agreed to push back the trial’s Feb. 13 start date by five weeks after Allen said he needed more time to review the material in the case.
Pettit had operated a law practice for years, specializing in estate planning and personal-injury cases. He also acted as a financial and tax adviser for clients.
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