Ethics/Professional Responsibility,
Criminal
Jul. 30, 2021
Avenatti dodges blow, jurors don’t hear about Nike
Cross-examining his former paralegal Wednesday, Avenatti asked her about "other meetings" she had with prosecutors. After the jury went home, Assistant U.S. Attorney Brett A. Sagel told U.S. District Judge James V. Selna that those meetings were with prosecutors handling the New York cases.
SANTA ANA -- Michael J. Avenatti appears to have dodged what could have been a devastating blow to his defense against client theft charges when a federal judge ruled Thursday that prosecutors could not tell the jurors about his conviction in New York for trying to extort $20 million from Nike Inc. or allegations that he stole another client's book advance.
Cross-examining his former paralegal Wednesday, Avenatti asked her about "oth...
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