The Region - News from Dec. 13, 1985

The second trial of accused spy Richard W. Miller was delayed for at least two weeks in Los Angeles federal court after the former FBI agent’s attorneys cited conflicting schedules. U.S. District Judge David Kenyon agreed to postpone the start of the new trial from Jan. 28 to Feb. 13, 1986. One of Miller’s attorneys, Stanley Greenberg of Los Angeles, had sought a delay until March and said that he might have to withdraw from the case because of other commitments. Kenyon indicated that if Greenberg withdraws, he would allow Miller--the first FBI agent ever charged with espionage--to choose another lawyer to assist attorney Joel Levine with the defense. Miller’s first trial ended in a hung jury last month.