There will be another delay to the start of the trial for accused courthouse killer Brian Nichols because funding problems continue to plague the defense.
Jury selection will now begin October 1st--it had been scheduled to start September 10th. Opening arguments wouldn’t begin until early next year.
Nichols is accused of escaping from the Fulton County courthouse in Atlanta in March 2005, killing four people, including a federal agent. Nichols’ lawyers have demanded that there needs to be enough state money to pay costs for their client's defense. State officials last month estimated a price tag of nearly 2-and-a-half million dollars to defend Nichols.
Jury selection will now begin October 1st--it had been scheduled to start September 10th. Opening arguments wouldn’t begin until early next year.
Nichols is accused of escaping from the Fulton County courthouse in Atlanta in March 2005, killing four people, including a federal agent. Nichols’ lawyers have demanded that there needs to be enough state money to pay costs for their client's defense. State officials last month estimated a price tag of nearly 2-and-a-half million dollars to defend Nichols.
