Willacy DA misses court on his indictments of Cheney et.al.
Valley Morning Star: Willacy County District Attorney Juan Angel Guerra said Thursday that he was unaware of a hearing Wednesday on indictments issued against Vice President Dick Cheney, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, a state senator and other high-profile public figures. But, Guerra said, he will be in court today. Reached by cellular phone while he was returning to Raymondville from Monterrey, Mexico, Guerra said no notice was issued of any hearing and he had taken his normal day off on Wednesday. "Yeah, I'm headed back," Guerra said. "I couldn't be there (Wednesday), but I'll be there (today). But I think there's supposed to be at least 72-hour notices." In an e-mail late Thursday, attorney Michael Cowen, who represents state Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr., said Judge Manuel Bañales has entered an order disqualifying Guerra as prosecutor in the cases against state District Judge Janet Leal, state District Judge Migdalia Lopez, former U.S. Attorne...