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Mirkarimi Gets Conviction Expunged in His Domestic Violence Case
San Francisco Chronicle ^ | Vivian Ho

Posted on 04/26/2015 9:52:24 PM PDT by nickcarraway

Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi’s conviction for grabbing and bruising his wife’s arm, which nearly cost him his job and made him the first sheriff in San Francisco history to be legally barred from carrying a gun, was expunged from his record Monday.

Mirkarimi had petitioned to clear his record, a common request in misdemeanor cases but one that held symbolic impact for a politician whose career was marred by the highly-publicized scandal. Mirkarimi was absent from Monday’s hearing at the Hall of Justice, where San Francisco Superior Court Judge Tracie Brown granted the petition. The sheriff’s attorney, Betsy Wolkin, had argued in court records that he had “successfully complied with all the terms and conditions” of his three-year probation that expired March 19.

Outside court, Wolkin portrayed the motion as a routine but important feature of the criminal justice system.

“I can only speak in a general sense that it’s always something I’m grateful for, to be able to appear with people in court who are able to be afforded this kind of relief,” the attorney said. “It’s really a cornerstone of restorative justice. It’s something that I believe in, the people in San Francisco believe in, the district attorney believes in and I think Sheriff Mirkarimi believes in. For him, it’s really personal. It’s the relief he’s entitled to.”

Wolkin added, “As you can see, he’s not here. He’s not creating a story here.”

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; donutwatch

1 posted on 04/26/2015 9:52:24 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

His wife has been oddly quiet these last few years..


2 posted on 04/26/2015 9:55:00 PM PDT by Vendome (Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway-Enjoy Yourself ala Louis Prima)
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To: Vendome

Isn’t she doing a play about it?


3 posted on 04/26/2015 9:57:57 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

Laws are for the little people, not for Democrat politicians.


4 posted on 04/26/2015 10:07:13 PM PDT by fieldmarshaldj (Resist We Much)
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To: fieldmarshaldj

Yep! The rulers do as they please. The serfs do as the rulers say. But that is what we, as a Nation have sunk to now. All the law is for now is controlling the slaves so they keep the tax money rolling in to support the royalty in the manner they expect.


5 posted on 04/26/2015 10:16:03 PM PDT by sport
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To: nickcarraway

Wow! Newspaper of the future! It is not April 27 in San Francisco, so how could this have happened?


6 posted on 04/26/2015 10:19:55 PM PDT by kalee
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To: fieldmarshaldj
“I can only speak in a general sense that it’s always something I’m grateful for, to be able to appear with people in court who are able to be afforded this kind of relief,” the attorney said. “It’s really a cornerstone of restorative justice. It’s something that I believe in, the people in San Francisco believe in, the district attorney believes in and I think Sheriff Mirkarimi believes in. For him, it’s really personal. It’s the relief he’s entitled to.”

In your heart of hearts, do you actually believe that Joe Lunchbucket or GI Joe Veteran would be afforded the same treatment, To wit: Having their record expunged in order that they may possess a firearm if they had run afoul of the law under the same circumstances?

7 posted on 04/26/2015 10:22:03 PM PDT by sport
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To: fieldmarshaldj
Laws are for the little people, not for Democrat politicians.

And then they rewrite history.

8 posted on 04/26/2015 10:27:13 PM PDT by immadashell (The inmates are running the asylum.)
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To: nickcarraway
...made him the first sheriff in San Francisco history to be legally barred from carrying a gun, was expunged from his record Monday.

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So, he gets his gun rights back? Rather ironic for an anti-gun official from an anti-gun jurisdiction.

9 posted on 04/26/2015 11:07:42 PM PDT by stillonaroll
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10 posted on 04/27/2015 12:18:39 AM PDT by bd476
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To: sport

Maybe with a commensurate expenditure on legal costs to push the petition through... it’s funny how liberals complain about how justice is for sale when the poor see its harsh end for lack of representation and then quite overlook situations like this.


11 posted on 04/27/2015 12:54:12 AM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: nickcarraway

The wife of the San Francisco county sheriff is a Venezuelan soap opera actress. You can’t make up stuff like this.


12 posted on 04/27/2015 8:29:21 AM PDT by GSWarrior (Burning the Constitution increases global warming)
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