Attorney Seeks New Trial for Former WSI Head Sandy Blunt

The attorney for former North Dakota Workforce Safety and Insurance (WSI) Director Sandy Blunt has asked a district judge to grant a new trial because prosecutors allegedly withheld evidence in the case, the Associated Press reported.Bismarck attorney Mike Hoffman, Blunt's attorney, filed the motion for a new trial Thursday with South Central District Judge Bruce Romanick. Hoffman asked Romanick to grant Blunt a new trial or dismiss the charge against Blunt.Blunt was convicted in December 2008 on a felony charge alleging he misspent more than $26,000 in public funds. The North Dakota Supre...