Amid protests, new prosecutors defend 'post-trial' civil rights plea with ex-deputy
A federal judge questioned whether he has the authority to strike a jury's felony finding in a civil rights case against a former Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy.
A subordinate for the new Trump-appointed U.S. attorney in Los Angeles says a judge can’t refuse to vacate a jury verdict if he only believes prosecutors are acting against public interest.
A seven-page brief from Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Kennan argues the misdemeanor “post-trial agreement” reached with a former sheriff’s deputy convicted by a jur…