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Showing Original Post only (View all)Federal judge refuses to erase Joe Arpaio's conviction despite Trump pardon [View all]
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2017/10/20/federal-judge-refuses-to-erase-joe-arpaios-conviction-despite-trump-pardon/?fbclid=IwAR0af2G0WIeRLZzHs3g8uX-7337u9vDVXZat-w50-8IDcSjR2sfRmDuAxiI&utm_term=.ff2a57743cd0A federal judge on Thursday shot down former sheriff Joe Arpaios bid to sweep his criminal record clean.
Arpaio, the controversial former lawman in Arizonas Maricopa County, was granted a pardon by President Trump on Aug. 25. He had been found guilty of criminal contempt of a federal court order after a five-day bench trial earlier this year and faced the possibility of up to six months in jail. After the pardon, the 85-year-old Arpaio petitioned the court to clear his record and prevent the ruling from being used in future litigation.
The case raised the novel question of how far a presidential pardon actually reaches.
In her ruling, U.S. District Judge Susan R. Bolton said the pardon only freed Arpaio from possible punishment. In a four-page order offering a check on the presidents executive power, Bolton wrote that a pardon could not erase the facts of the case.
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Federal judge refuses to erase Joe Arpaio's conviction despite Trump pardon [View all]
MiniMe
Nov 2018
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He can't say he wasn't convicted. But he can certainly say he was always innocent.
unblock
Nov 2018
#41
Ford's pardon of Nixon came without Nixon ever being charged with a crime
Locutusofborg
Nov 2018
#33
This is false. A pardon can be used to correct an incorrect guilty verdict, e.g., dna evidence.
unblock
Nov 2018
#44
What a legacy this disgusting man will carry to his grave...85 years old -
asiliveandbreathe
Nov 2018
#4
Arpaio's trying shield himself from civil latigation arising from the same facts.
SunSeeker
Nov 2018
#29