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Criminal

Aug. 19, 2025

Judge extends bail time for deputy after rare DOJ motion

A federal judge paused a former deputy's prison term amid a rare dispute over prosecutors' post-sentencing attempt to dismiss a case, raising novel questions about Rule 48 and separation of powers.

An unsuccessful, yet rare, move from the government to dismiss a criminal case it successfully prosecuted is central to a pending appellate dispute that's keeping a convicted Los Angeles County deputy sheriff out of prison, a judge ruled.

Over the weekend, U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson postponed Trevor Kirk's Aug. 28 self-surrender date. The two-page ruling allows the former deputy to remain on bond as he fights a reduced misdemeanor assault charge that got him sen...

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