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Curtis Jones: Shame of the 4th District.....
Submitted by Sagacity II on Tue, 08/14/2007 - 5:16pm.
What happens if Curtis Jones is indicted before he assumes office in January? Can he keep his council seat if he's indicted for something unrelated to his council duties? Does he have to resign? Or only if convicted?
"Council candidate under investigation. Curtis Jones is suspected of driving city car after quitting agency"
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/local/20070814_Council_candidate_under_i...
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Only Convictions Lead to Forced Resignations
Only criminal convictions lead to forced resignations.
From the facts that have been alleged here, it is quite possible that we are talking about a civil rather than a criminal matter, which would result in a fine being paid rather than a criminal conviction if the factual allegations prove true.
Civil or criminal-he is
Civil or criminal-he is still an embarassment. So was his predecessor. I am very sorry Matt McClure didn't win. He's a man of intergrity.