Judges and Judiciary
Dec. 8, 2009
Defense Argues Offer Was Not Illegal
Defense attorneys are arguing that a high-profile judicial bribery case should be thrown out because prosecutors failed to prove that judicial election candidates are public officials for the purposes of the state's Elections and Penal Code.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SANTA ANA Defense attorneys are trying to get a high-profile judicial bribery case thrown out, essentially arguing that offering inducements to a judicial election opponent to drop out of a race isn't illegal under state election law.
But after four hours of arguments Friday regarding that and other motions to dismiss the case against Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Harvey Silberma...
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