In an unusual move, an imprisoned Mexican national who previously pleaded guilty to conspiring to bribe U.S. District Judge Sam Sparks has asked a court to withdraw his guilty plea.

“I’ve only made a move to withdraw my client’s plea two or three times in the last 28 years of practice,” said Flood & Flood partner Chris Flood of Houston, who represents Francisco Antonio Colorado Cessa. “And it’s the first time I’ve ever seen that the government agrees with it.”

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