COLUMBUS, Ohio — The attorneys for former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder are open to taking a plea deal to avoid his state corruption trial in Cuyahoga County this summer. FirstEnergy public corruption trial beginsRELATED: FirstEnergy public corruption trial begins"I know that cases resolve," Spellacy said. He argued that separate public corruption cases could cast doubt on the convictions due to differing legality, semantics and scope of what corruption is. "We don't believe so, but the trial court held that and the appellate court held that, and that's just reality." Those plans are on hold until the state trial and the appeal get figured out, he said.