DETROIT, MI (AP)— Lawyers for former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder are urging a judge to dismiss misdemeanor charges related to the Flint water crisis.
Tuesday's request comes a week after another judge took that step with seven other former officials. Snyder wasn’t covered because his case is with a different judge, but his legal team says the “same law and logic” must be applied.
The Michigan Supreme Court said in June that a judge sitting as a one-person grand jury can't return indictments.
Flint managers appointed by Snyder took the city out of a regional water system in 2014. River water that was used instead contributed to lead contamination.