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Discipline

Oct. 10, 2000

Court Vacates Officer's Arson Conviction

A federal appeals court has vacated the arson-for-profit conviction of retired San Francisco police Officer William Parenti on grounds the trial judge's handling of the alleged misconduct by Parenti's own lawyer "destroyed the fairness of the trial."

By Pamela A. MacLean
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        A federal appeals court has vacated the arson-for-profit conviction of retired San Francisco police Officer William Parenti on grounds the trial judge's handling of the alleged misconduct by Parenti's own lawyer "destroyed the fairness of the trial."
        The ...

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