Judge in Kobe case refuses to delay trial

Basketball ace Kobe Bryant will have to stand trial for his rape case this month as originally planned, after a judge rejected the prosecution's request to delay it.

While the judge said the district attorney failed to present a valid reason to delay the trial, he granted the prosecution a victory by also ruling that the defence will not be allowed to present at trial evidence about the woman's purported suicide attempts, information about medication she has taken or about other drug and alcohol use.