PITTSBURGH — The retrial of Republican state Sen. Jane Orie and her sister, Janine on public corruption charges has been postponed until October.

Allegheny County Judge Jeffrey Manning delayed jury selection until Oct. 3 after a joint request by prosecutors and defense attorneys.

Among other things, the two sides want the extra time so that a Pennsylvania Supreme Court appeal Orie’s attorney filed today can be resolved.

Orie, R-40th, wants a retrial barred on double-jeopardy grounds, and also wants Manning booted off the case.

Manning declared a mistrial March 3 during jury deliberations after her first trial, after agreeing with prosecutors that two defense exhibits used to cross-examine a key prosecution witness had been forged.

That has prompted prosecutors to have more than two dozen other defense exhibits examined by government experts to determine if they’re forged, too.

Orie and her sister are accused of using state-paid workers to do campaign work while on state time.

By The Associated Press