Eye On Williamson County: Why Does Ronnie Earle Have To "Fix" The Indictment Of Tom DeLay?

Eye On Williamson County: Why Does Ronnie Earle Have To "Fix" The Indictment Of Tom DeLay?: "Hopefully this is all just dotting the i's and croossing the t's. This from the Houston Chronicle article on the new indictments, DeLay indicted on money laundering charge:

George Dix, a professor at the University of Texas law school who is an expert in criminal law and procedure, said he doesn't believe changes made to the Texas election code by the 2003 Legislature have any effect on the conspiracy charge.

The penal code's conspiracy charge allows for the charge if the defendants allegedly conspired to commit any felony, including an election code felony.

Dix called the re-indictment surprising and said it did appear that prosecutors may have been trying to avoid a potential legal problem with the original indictment."