Defense pointing to Gary Condit in Chandra Levy case

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense attorneys for a man convicted of killing former Washington intern Chandra Levy are making clear that at his second trial they plan to offer jurors evidence pointing to a different one-time suspect in the case: former California Congressman Gary Condit.

Defense attorneys argued in a motion filed Wednesday, however, that Condit was "a main suspect" and had a "powerful" and "obvious" motive to kill Levy and or cover up her death.

Guandique was convicted in 2010 and sentenced to 60 years in prison, but last year prosecutors dropped their opposition to defense attorneys' request for a new trial.

In a court filing Wednesday, defense attorneys made their case for being allowed to take depositions from three women who had sexual relationships with Condit.

During the hearing, prosecutor Deborah Sines said the defense was making headline-grabbing accusations to get media attention, accusations that have a "very good chance of tainting a jury pool."