DeLay gets away with one count

Appeals Court Upholds Ruling That Dismissed Tom DeLay's Conspiracy Charge

AUSTIN -- An appeals court Wednesday upheld a judge's ruling throwing out a conspiracy charge against former U.S. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay.

DeLay, who announced this month that he is resigning his congressional seat, still faces a money-laundering charge and another conspiracy charge stemming from the financing of state legislative races in 2002.

A lower court judge dismissed one conspiracy charge against DeLay in December, agreeing with defense arguments that a conspiracy law did not cover election code violations when the offense allegedly was committed in 2002.

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Hopefully, justice will prevail on the other counts, though I'm not holding my breath.