Judges and Judiciary
Aug. 29, 2012
9th Circuit reverses Wright for the third time this year
U.S. District Judge Otis D. Wright II of Los Angeles was wrong to admit evidence at a chief executive's securities fraud trial that the SEC filed a prior civil complaint against him, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held Monday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
U.S. District Judge Otis D. Wright II of Los Angeles was wrong to admit evidence at a chief executive's securities fraud trial that the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a prior civil complaint against him, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held on Monday.
Voting 2-1, the panel vacated Richard. A. Bailey's criminal conviction and 30-month prison sentence. The ruling on Bailey, th...
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