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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Jan. 13, 2010

9th Circuit Hears O'Donnell Case

Seven months after a federal judge dismissed the campaign finance case against prominent Los Angeles trial attorney Pierce O'Donnell, prosecutors will argue before an appellate panel in Pasadena today that the trial court erred by reading federal law too literally.

By Ciaran McEvoy

Daily Journal Staff Writer

Seven months after a federal judge dismissed campaign finance charges against prominent Los Angeles trial attorney Pierce O'Donnell, prosecutors will argue before an appellate panel in Pasadena today that the trial court erred by reading federal law too literally.

The case carries high stakes not only for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California, which...

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