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SURPRISE, SURPRISE: GUILTY COPS GET A FREE PASS

By JAABLOG

 Did you know Judge Imperato worked as a police officer once upon a time?Police Officers Emanouel Legakis and Miranda Decker were sentenced today.  Found guilty by jury of one felony count of Official Misconduct, Judge Imperato withheld adjudication and sentenced them each to a year of administrative probation (no in-person reporting required).  ASA Jeannette Camacho was reportedly asking for an adjudication (a conviction), and standard probation.  The Judge did not dismiss the case (she'd reserved ruling on the Defense Motion for JOA), although we understand she did extensive research to see if there was a legal basis to do so.  We're also told she made comments on the record about the credibility of the victim, apparently not believing him, despite the jury's findings...continue to full post

Full post as published by JAABlog on September 09, 2009 (boomark / email).