No handcuffed perp walk....yet:
Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) has been ordered to appear at an arraignment on Oct. 21 in an Austin courtroom, where he plans to plead not guilty to the charge that he conspired with two associates to funnel corporate donations to Republican candidates for the Texas legislature.
DeLay's lawyer, Dick DeGuerin, said yesterday DeLay will be allowed to fly on his own to Texas in response to a summons. "They are not going to come up and arrest him," DeGuerin said.
By appearing on a summons rather than an arrest warrant, DeLay may be allowed to avoid the standard booking procedure of being fingerprinted and photographed, although Travis County District Judge Bob Perkins could order a booking that day, according to a source familiar with the case who is permitted to speak only on condition of anonymity.
