Hsu's case delayed amid speculation of a plea deal

The San Francisco Chronicle reports:

Disgraced Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu's effort to have his grand theft case from the early 1990s thrown out was delayed today at his attorneys' request.

Defense attorney James Brosnahan did not say why he had sought the delay after meeting with the prosecutor and a San Mateo County Superior Court judge.

Attorneys on both sides deflected questions about whether they were negotiating a plea that would cover both Hsu's San Mateo County case and criminal charges filed in federal court in New York in September.

"There's more to be done. That's all," Brosnahan said as he left a Redwood City courtroom.

State Deputy Attorney General Ron Smetana declined to directly address possible plea negotiations but said the federal charges were the overriding legal issue.

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