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Aug. 6, 2016

9th Circuit affirms convictions of L.A. sheriff's deputies

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Wednesday affirmed the convictions of seven members of the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department for their roles in interfering with a federal investigation into inmate beatings by guards and other civil rights abuses at Los Angeles County jails.

By L.J. Williamson
Daily Journal Staff Writer

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the convictions of seven members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for their roles in interfering with a federal investigation into inmate abuse and other civil rights violations at jails.

Judges Ferdinand F. Fernandez, Richard R. Clifton, and Michelle T. Friedland were unconvinced by defense arguments that ju...

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