9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Sep. 1, 2017
9th Circuit affirms former LA undersheriff’s obstruction of justice and conspiracy convictions
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that testimony regarding Paul Tanaka’s involvement in the Lynwood Vikings, a group of sheriff’s deputies alleged to have committed civil rights abuses against ethnic minorities, did not taint the fairness of his trial.
Former Los Angeles County Undersheriff Paul Tanaka will not receive a new trial for obstruction of justice and conspiracy to obstruct justice, a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Thursday.
Tanaka, who was sentenced to five years in prison for obstructing a federal investigation into civil rights abuses occurring in Los Angeles County jails, had appealed his conviction, arguing that evidence of his involvement with a grou...
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