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An interesting issue has arisen on appeal of the conviction of
Michael Carona, the former sheriff of Orange County, Calif.
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Former Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona has asked an appeals court
to reverse his 2009 conviction for witness tampering. A panel of
the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Wednesday in
Pasadena. The former sheriff was sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison
for trying to persuade ex-assistant sheriff Don Haidl to lie during
a grand jury probe. Carona's lawyers argued that prosecutors broke
an ethical rule when they arranged for Haidl to secretly record an
August 2007 conversation despite knowing Carona had retained a
criminal defense attorney. A federal attorney argued that the
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acquitted in January of conspiracy, mail fraud and a second witness
tampering count in a sweeping public corruption case.
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is sterile and cold. There's a table in the middle, a one-way
mirror and a hidden video camera that lets investigators watch
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Eagle County sheriff defends his job EAGLE COUNTY, Colorado
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Eagle County. With eight years' experience as sheriff, he thinks
he's the right man to lead his office through those tough economic
times. Read more on Vail Daily [1] Protests spur Baldwin Park City
Council to suspend all checkpoints and release impounded vehicles
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residents Wednesday night by suspending all sobriety checkpoints in
the city and ordering the immediate release of impounded vehicles.
Read more on Whittier Daily News [2] [1]
http://www.vaildaily.com/article/20100805/NEWS/100809902/1001&parentprofile=-1
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