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Law Practice

Nov. 18, 2008

Prosecutor's Ruse Won't Be Heard by Jury

Attorneys for former Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona will not be allowed to tell jurors in the ongoing trial about a prosecutor's earlier ethics violations, a federal judge ruled Friday.

By Don DeBenedictis
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Attorneys for former Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona will not be allowed to tell jurors in the ongoing trial about a prosecutor's earlier ethics violations, a federal judge ruled Friday.

"[I]nformation regarding [Assistant U.S. Attorney Brett] Sagel's involvement in planning the bogus subpoena ruse, even if relevant, should be excluded based on the risk of confusion, delay and unfair prejudice," U.S...

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