DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (FOX 9) - A judge has agreed to delay the sentencing of former Minnesota Senator Nicole Mitchell until later this month, siding with attorneys who represented her during her burglary trial.

Nicole Mitchell sentencing delay

What we know:

One of Mitchell’s attorneys, Dane DeKrey, argued that he had been suffering from a "short-term illness which precludes him from being able to sufficiently prepare in time for the sentencing hearing."

State prosecutors argued against the delay on behalf of victim families, but Becker County District Court Chief Judge Michael Fritz ultimately ruled that the sentencing could be delayed to allow Mitchell the "attorney of her choice."

Her sentencing, originally scheduled for Sept. 10, will now be held on Sept. 23 at 9 a.m. in Becker

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