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9th Circuit appoints special prosecutor against Sheriff Joe Arpaio
The Washington Times ^ | April 18, 2018 | Alex Swoyer

Posted on 04/18/2018 3:31:58 PM PDT by jazusamo

Dissenting judge on panel worries ruling could foster ‘inappropriate… political attacks’ on presidency

A federal appeals court said this week it will appoint a lawyer to argue that former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s contempt of court conviction should remain on his record despite President Trump’s pardon.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said that since the federal Justice Department is supporting both the pardon and Mr. Arpaio’s request to have his conviction stricken, someone else needs to argue the other side.

Mr. Arpaio argues that the pardon came before he had a chance to appeal his conviction, and even before the federal district judge in the case had a chance to rule on his request that it be set aside. The former Maricopa County sheriff’s opponents had said not only should the conviction stand, but the pardon should be deemed invalid because it subverted the justice system.

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


TOPICS: Breaking News; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: 9thappealscourt; 9thcircuit; 9thcircus; arizona; arpaio; buildthefence; daca; dreamact; dreamers; joearpaio; maricopacounty; ninthcircus; nuttyninth; pardon; sheriffarpaio; specialprosecutor; trump
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To: DesertRhino
That phrase did not have the force of law, and legal scholars today do not agree with you.

Legal scholars are split as to whether those remarks were made in dicta. Most accept it as binding. The Justice Department guidelines for accepting clemency petitions requires that the petitioner "has accepted responsibility for his or her criminal conduct..."

61 posted on 04/18/2018 5:00:12 PM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: DeathBeforeDishonor1

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Maybe they’ll be twerking too!
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62 posted on 04/18/2018 5:00:29 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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Wasn’t Nixon granted a pardon without being charged for anything?


63 posted on 04/18/2018 5:02:43 PM PDT by BulletBobCo
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To: jazusamo

It’s ironic how many ‘lawyers’ don’t respect the law.


64 posted on 04/18/2018 5:03:41 PM PDT by neverevergiveup
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To: DesertRhino

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Poodledawg.
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65 posted on 04/18/2018 5:03:43 PM PDT by editor-surveyor (Freepers: Not as smart as I'd hoped they'd be)
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To: jazusamo

Sounds like obvious grounds to impeach the judges.


66 posted on 04/18/2018 5:04:14 PM PDT by fruser1
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To: Luke21
I think there's hope if we move away from legal positivism in favor of natural law theory. Everybody says the great maze of legal formalisms around us is the last word on whatever subjects they address, but who looks at the law in light of a higher purpose, anymore?
67 posted on 04/18/2018 5:04:40 PM PDT by Mmmike
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To: Luke21
I think there's hope if we move away from legal positivism in favor of natural law theory. Everybody says the great maze of legal formalisms around us is the last word on whatever subjects they address, but who looks at the law in light of a higher purpose, anymore?
68 posted on 04/18/2018 5:05:26 PM PDT by Mmmike
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To: jazusamo

The ninth circus, losing again.


69 posted on 04/18/2018 5:06:26 PM PDT by Wuli
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To: Responsibility2nd

“A federal appeals court said this week it will appoint a lawyer to argue that former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s contempt of court conviction should remain on his record despite President Trump’s pardon. “

“DJT should pardon Sheriff Joe.”

Again?

Did the dead 9th Circus judge also concur with the majority?


70 posted on 04/18/2018 5:07:53 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 (“If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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To: jazusamo

A President’s power to pardon is ABSOLUTE, and no Federal Court has a say in the matter.

See Article II of the Constitution.

Then impeach and hang these judges.


71 posted on 04/18/2018 5:08:06 PM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18)
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To: neverevergiveup

“It’s ironic how many ‘lawyers’ don’t respect the law.”

What? After they’ve f@#$ed the law so many times, so many ways, now they’re going to respect it?


72 posted on 04/18/2018 5:09:59 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 (“If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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To: Lurkinanloomin
Obama and Holder activating ‘their’ Judges again.........anyone they target they'll keep in the courts til they destroy their life monetarily with Attorney fees.
73 posted on 04/18/2018 5:14:01 PM PDT by caww
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To: DoodleDawg

Nope. A pardon means it never happened.


74 posted on 04/18/2018 5:16:48 PM PDT by for-q-clinton
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To: stinkerpot65

Leftist corrupt scum will do anything to destroy the enemies of globalist open borders.

This is all out war on our freedom and only Trump is even trying to fight back.
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That’s because most of those wearing R jerseys are corrupt globalist open borders leftist scum.


76 posted on 04/18/2018 5:19:54 PM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Natural Born Citizen Means Born Here of Citizen Parents__Know Islam, No Peace-No Islam, Know Peace)
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To: for-q-clinton
Nope. A pardon means it never happened.

Nope, a pardon means that the President, or governor as the case may be, forgives the crime and waives any remaining penalty for it. If it means the conviction never happened then there are no Fifth Amendment protections and a person could be tried again for the same offense. But a person who has been pardoned cannot be tried again because they were already convicted for the crime.

77 posted on 04/18/2018 5:24:00 PM PDT by DoodleDawg
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To: Kickass Conservative
....You need not look any further then these three

'activating' their bought and paid for Judges!


78 posted on 04/18/2018 5:25:46 PM PDT by caww
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To: neverevergiveup

Even lawyers sometimes just-plain-want-their-way, but they are required to couch it in a certain formal language.


79 posted on 04/18/2018 5:26:34 PM PDT by Mmmike
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