The Hartford Courant's Josh Kovner has the latest from the extortion and bribery trial from Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez.
Perez's well-known defense attorney, Hubert Santos, had said earlier that he would seek a mistrial, but he has now backed off from that position.
http://www.courant.com/community/hartford/eddie-perez/hc-eddie-a-perez-trial-0520,0,4477265.story