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Criminal

Jan. 19, 2012

Judge urges second opinion in lawyer’s corruption case

Prison time originally sought by prosecutors for a prominent trial lawyer who committed campaign finance violations may be back on the table after a district judge took the rare step of proposing the case be removed from his courtroom.


By Gabe Friedman


Daily Journal Staff Writer


LOS ANGELES - Prison time originally sought by prosecutors for a prominent trial lawyer who committed campaign finance violations may be back on the table after a district judge took the rare step of proposing the case be removed from his courtroom.


Tuesday's developments are a new blow to Pierce O'Donnell, who admitted to funneling $20,000 in donations to former Sen. John Edwards' 2004 p...

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