Louisiana Supreme Court grants stay of Attorney General Liz Murrill's indictment

BATON ROUGE, La. - The Louisiana Supreme Court has granted Attorney General Liz Murrill’s motion for a stay of her indictment in Orleans Parish.

In its ruling, the court noted that Murrill made a compelling argument concerning disturbing defects in the grand jury proceedings and the trial court's handling of those proceedings. Murrill stated she plans to file the necessary motions to seek a total dismissal of the matter.

Murrill released a statement early Friday thanking the court and her supporters while strongly criticizing the legal actions against her.

"Neither the grand jury investigation law nor the public intimidation law was intended to be used as a political weapon by a rogue, biased, vindictive special prosecutor, judge, and grand jury," Murrill said. "I hope the legislature in the future will ensure this cannot happen again."