U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
Jan. 28, 2012
Judges criticized for their handling of prison guard case
Two Los Angeles federal judges mishandled the conviction and sentencing of a state prison guard who abused inmates, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held Thursday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Two Los Angeles federal judges mishandled the conviction and sentencing of a state prison guard who abused inmates, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel held Thursday.
A third jurist will have to straighten out matters, the panel concluded in vacating the guard's four-year, three-month sentence and sending the case back to the Central District for resentencing. U.S. v. McGowan, 2012 DJD...
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