9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Oct. 24, 2019
9th Circuit skeptical Arpaio needs more relief after post-pardon dismissal
Three 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges repeatedly questioned the purpose of an argument session Wednesday over a criminal contempt conviction attorneys agreed had been rendered moot by a presidential pardon.
Three 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges repeatedly questioned the purpose of an argument session Wednesday over a criminal contempt conviction attorneys agreed had been rendered moot by a presidential pardon.
Attorneys supporting former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio argued such pardons should essentially wipe clean -- via judicial vacatur -- an underlying criminal docket that might contain, as here, a guilty finding. But...
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