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Law Practice

Jan. 11, 2008

Federal Judge Lets Private Eye Pellicano Defend Himself

A federal judge on Wednesday reluctantly allowed indicted private eye Anthony Pellicano to dismiss his two lawyers and represent himself against charges of orchestrating a wiretapping conspiracy.

By Robert Iafolla
Daily Journal Staff Writer
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      LOS ANGELES - A federal judge on Wednesday reluctantly allowed indicted private eye Anthony Pellicano to dismiss his two lawyers and represent himself against charges of orchestrating a wiretapping conspiracy.
      "This is a bad idea," U.S. District Judge Dale S. Fischer told Pellicano during an hourlon...

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