Kwame Kilpatrick has tough battle ahead to get trial moved

Detroit Free Press

With his jury almost seated, former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick made a last-minute request that rarely gets honored: move the trial somewhere else.

Kilpatrick's lawyer James Thomas asked for a change of venue in the federal public corruption trial Tuesday, saying negative news media coverage -- especially in recent days -- has made it virtually impossible for Kilpatrick to get a fair trial.

Legal experts say it's tough to win that argument.