C&P Newswire
The long-awaited jury trial for suspended East Cleveland Mayor Brandon King and former Councilman Ernest Smith is scheduled to begin Monday morning in Cuyahoga County, following months of legal maneuvering and mounting allegations of corruption.
The trial had previously been delayed from its original May 5 date after King’s legal team filed a motion requesting that Common Pleas Judge Hollie Gallagher recuse herself from the case. The Ohio Supreme Court rejected that request…
