Deny, Depose, Delay! Confederate flag case goes through another delay (VA)
Prince Edward County Tries to Run Up The Legal Tab on Virginia Land Owner
There won’t be any decisions made this week in the Confederate flag case. In fact, residents will have to wait until the end of this month before the respective parties will be seen in court at all.
Originally, the case had been scheduled to be heard on Wednesday, Dec. 4. Prince Edward County officials asked for, and received, a continuance after one of their attorneys announced he was sick. This marks the third continuance issued in the case. It was previously pushed back on Sept. 9 and then again on Oct. 8. The first time, it was Bowman’s attorney that asked for the hearing to be pushed back. Then in October, it was the county’s legal staff asking for it to be continued. Now it’s the county getting the case pushed back once more. Understandably, dealing with yet another delay in the case was frustrating for Bowman, who posted a since deleted video to Facebook, questioning why another lawyer from the firm hired by the county couldn’t take over. Instead, this case will go back to court on Thursday, Dec. 26, with a 1 p.m. start time currently scheduled.
The argument here is about the size of the Confederate flag owned and put up by Carolyn Bowman on her property at the intersection of East 3rd Street and U.S. 460. Opponents of the flag and the county say the Confederate flag exceeds the allowable height limit and is not authorized under the zoning…