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Litigation

Mar. 30, 2007

Judge Denies Retrial to Accomplice Serving Longer Sentence Than Shooter Did

LOS ANGELES - Despite testimony that a defense lawyer refused to engage in plea bargaining, cursed the prosecutor during trial and challenged him to a fist fight, a judge found no proof the lawyer's actions prejudiced the case's outcome.

By Susan McRae
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      LOS ANGELES - Despite testimony that a defense lawyer refused to engage in plea bargaining, cursed the prosecutor during trial and challenged him to a fist fight, a judge found no proof the lawyer's actions prejudiced the case's outcome.
      Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Amy Hogue Monday denied a habeas petition for a new trial by Jesse Ale...

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