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Criminal

Mar. 16, 2023

Attorney hospitalized, mistrial sought in LA corruption trial

U.S. District Judge John F. Walter paused the proceedings against former deputy mayor Raymond Chan last week after his lawyer, Harland W. Braun, was taken to the hospital. The motion for mistrial says he underwent emergency surgery and remains ill.

The defense team for former Los Angeles deputy mayor Raymond Chan asked the court for a mistrial, explaining in a motion that lead attorney Harland Braun was hospitalized with a serious illness and was unable to continue representing Chan for the foreseeable future.

Chan is facing 12 criminal counts, including racketeering and bribery, stemming from his alleged involvement in an extortion scheme at City Hall. U.S. District Judge John F. Wa...

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