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Attorneys for Marc Sessions Jenson have until March 8 to submit a motion designed to convince a judge that Jenson should not face trial on six felony counts, five alleging securities fraud and a sixth alleging racketeering.
In an arraignment Monday, 3rd District Judge Robin Reese granted a request by Jenson attorney Rebecca Hyde for more time in her quest to overturn Judge Joseph Fratto's Dec. 14 decision that the Utah Attorney General's Office provided sufficient evidence to bind Jenson over for trial on the felony charges.
Jenson, 46, of Holladay, a central figure in efforts to turn shuttered Elk Meadows ski area into an exclusive resort, has been charged with making misleading statements and omitting material facts in enticing three Salt Lake County men to invest in various business ventures in 2000 and 2001. He pleaded not guilty when Fratto, also a 3rd District judge, bound him over to stand trial.
After Jenson's attorneys file their motion, Assistant Attorney General Charlene Barlow has until April 8 to respond. Jenson's team then has until April 30 to submit additional responses, after which Reese will either set a trial date or order that another preliminary hearing be conducted.
- Mike Gorrell