Aug. 12, 2025
Judge denies US attorney's bid to drop already-sentenced deputy's case
A federal judge denied the U.S. Attorney's request to dismiss a sentenced deputy's case, ruling it violated separation of powers and lacked new evidence or justification post-conviction.
In response to a rare post-sentencing dismissal motion, a federal judge declined the government's bid to drop a case it successfully prosecuted against a Los Angeles County deputy sheriff who is set to serve four months in prison on a reduced charge of misdemeanor assault.
"Ultimately, nothing of substance has changed since the government filed its first motion - except the sentence," U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson wrote in an order entered into the Central Di...
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