No Date Set For DA Chuck Rosenthal's Contempt Hearing

Attorneys for Chuck Rosenthal abruptly halted a contempt hearing Friday after Harris County's district attorney acknowledged giving conflicting sworn statements that some observers think exposed him to possible perjury charges.

U.S. District Judge Kenneth Hoyt granted the request for a recess and admonished lawyers on both sides against discussing the case with reporters. Hoyt did not say when the hearing, which has already taken up the better part of two days, might resume.

Rosenthal's Emails Become Subject Of Hearing

Although civil rights' activist and various ministers have called for embattled DA, Chuck Rosenthal, to resign; he has still managed to hold onto his job. Will this be the end of Chuck Rosenthal?

Since 9:30 a.m. Thursday, the director of information technology for Harris County has been on the stand, facing detailed questions about the disappearance and reappearance of roughly 3,500 e-mails.

Gary Zallar said he first discovered Nov. 21, 2007, that those e-mails were no longer in District Attorney Chuck Rosenthal’s e-mail account.

A federal judge had ordered Rosenthal’s office to allow examination of those e-mails the day before. An Oct. 31, 2007, supoena in a civil rights lawsuit had called for Rosenthal’s emails, sent from his county account, between July 1 and Oct. 15, 2007

Although the controversial DA's actions have once again been called into question, he still manages to hold onto his post. What do you think it will take for Chuck Rosenthal to step down?