Criminal
Nov. 16, 2011
Judge rejects lawyer's plea agreement
Federal prosecutors became ensnared in a rare standoff Monday with a district judge who rejected a plea agreement in the prosecution of a heavyweight litigator embroiled in a campaign finance scandal.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
LOS ANGELES - Federal prosecutors became ensnared in a rare standoff Monday with a district judge who rejected a plea agreement in the prosecution of a prominent litigator embroiled in a campaign finance scandal.
Attorney Pierce O'Donnell agreed in August to plead guilty to misdemeanor violations, and prosecutors needed approval of the "binding" plea deal by U.S. District Judge James ...
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