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Criminal

Apr. 30, 2009

Former O.C. Sheriff's Sentence Hinges on Appeal

The former Orange County Sheriff was sentenced to 5 1/2 years behind bars, but whether he can remain free until his appeals are exhausted won't be decided until July 24.

By Don J. DeBenedictis
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SANTA ANA - As former Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona contemplates spending 5½ years behind bars, part of the appeal strategy by his Jones Day defense attorneys likely will focus on the conduct of the federal prosecutors who prosecuted him.

In pleadings filed with U.S. District Judge Andrew J. Guilford, who sentenced Carona on Monday and ordered him to pay a $125,000 fine, Carona's ...

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