A hearing is now under way inside a central Pennsylvania courthouse in the case of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, less than a week before the planned start of his trial on 52 child sexual abuse counts.
Judge John Cleland scheduled the Wednesday afternoon proceeding to take care of any remaining matters.
Today Cleland denied a continuance from Sandusky’s attorney Joe Amendola. Last week Amendola presented a sealed motion on behalf of his client that asked for a continuance. In the ruling, Cleland listed the official reason for yesterday’s in camera hearing was to discuss the defense’s continuance motion, according to court documents.
Sandusky's lawyers and state prosecutors will begin picking jurors from a pool of State College area residents on Tuesday.
The 68-year-old former defensive coordinator denies the allegations against him. Today’s hearing began at 1:30 p.m.
Judge Denies Continuance From Sandusky Attorney
Last week Joe Amendola presented a sealed motion on behalf of his client that asked for a continuance which the judge denied.
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