Former Missouri House speaker Jetton to get new judge
Wednesday, January 6, 2010 | 9:51 a.m. CST;
updated 11:31 a.m. CST, Wednesday, January 6, 2010
BY
The Associated Press
BENTON — Former Missouri House Speaker Rod Jetton will get a new judge in the case accusing him of hitting a woman in the face and choking her.
The 42-year-old former Republican lawmaker did not appear at a court hearing Wednesday in southeast Missouri's Scott County. But his attorney asked for a new judge to replace Associate Circuit Judge Scott Horman.
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The attorney, Stephen Wilson, would not say why he made the request.
But Wilson said the change in judge should not substantially delay Jetton's trial on one count of second-degree assault. Jetton, who is from Marble Hill, has said he is innocent.
The charge stems from a November incident at the Sikeston home of the accuser.
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