U.S. District Judge John Walker has delayed...

U.S. District Judge John Walker has delayed the start of the tax evasion trial of billionaires Harry and Leona Helmsley and two former associates until a court-appointed doctor determines whether the Helmsley is fit to stand trial. Jury selection had been scheduled to begin in New York on Monday. Walker said he would appoint a doctor as quickly as possible and did not set a new trial date. Lawyers for Helmsley claimed earlier this week that the 79-year-old real estate magnate was too ill to stand trial with his wife and the other two former officials of the Helmsley hotel chain.