(Dania Maxwell / Los Angeles Times)
Former Los Angeles City Councilmember Mark Ridley-Thomas, convicted on bribery and fraud charges, has asked a federal judge to discard the jury's guilty verdicts and grant him a new trial in the high-profile corruption case.Lawyers for Ridley-Thomas argued in a motion filed this week that prosecutorial misconduct, misstatements of the law, and inaccurate and "improper testimony" by the lead FBI agent on the case all deprived the longtime politician of a fair trial.
Former Los Angeles City Councilmember Mark Ridley-Thomas, convicted on bribery and fraud charges, has asked a federal judge to discard the jury's guilty verdicts and grant him a new trial in the high-profile corruption case.Lawyers for Ridley-Thomas argued in a motion filed this week that prosecutorial misconduct, misstatements of the law, and inaccurate and "improper testimony" by the lead FBI agent on the case all deprived the longtime politician of a fair trial.
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