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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Nov. 22, 2012

Telephone technician in Pellicano scandal wrongly convicted, 9th Circuit panel rules

A telephone technician at the center of the Anthony Pellicano wiretap scandal was wrongly convicted of perjury after a Los Angeles federal judge allowed prejudicial testimony at her trial, a 9th Circuit panel held Tuesday.


By John Roemer


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A telephone technician at the center of the Anthony Pellicano wiretap scandal was wrongly convicted of perjury after U.S. District Judge Dale S. Fischer of Los Angeles allowed prejudicial testimony at her trial, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held Tuesday.


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