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Law Practice

May 29, 1999

Defense: Ex-Prosecutor Faced Catch-22

RIVERSIDE - Former Riverside County prosecutor Patrick Dutton was denied a promotion and then terminated from his job because Dutton - who suffered from an aneurysm and aortic rupture that impaired his speech - did not fit the image the district attorney's office wanted, Dutton's attorney told jurors Thursday during closing arguments in the case.

By Jason W. Armstrong
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        RIVERSIDE - Former Riverside County prosecutor Patrick Dutton was denied a promotion and then terminated from his job because Dutton - who suffered from an aneurysm and aortic rupture that impaired his speech - did not fit the image the district attorney's office wanted, Dutton's attorney told jurors...

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