Former Penn State president asks federal court to halt criminal case
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Former Penn State president Graham Spanier is asking a federal judge to halt his prosecution for an alleged criminal cover-up of complaints about Jerry Sandusky.
Spanier's lawyers filed a complaint Monday in federal court in Harrisburg that says his case was "undertaken in bad faith" and that it violates his constitutional right to due process of law.
A message left for the defendant, state Attorney General Kathleen Kane, wasn't immediately returned.
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Spanier is awaiting trial in Dauphin County along with former Penn State vice president Gary Schultz and former athletic director Tim Curley.
In that case, the defendants are waiting for a decision by the trial judge regarding claims that their right to legal representation was violated by the actions of former Penn State general counsel Cynthia Baldwin.