Arpaio Trial Day 1: Sessions Subpoenaed, Witness Dead, Joe's Lawyer Testifies Against Him
The U.S. Supreme Court weighs in, U.S. Attorney Jeff Sessions gets a subpoena, the defendant’s former lawyer testifies against him, and it's revealed that a key figure in the case died just days earlier.
And that was just Day 1 of USA vs. Joseph M. Arpaio.
The case in U.S. District Court to determine whether America’s self-proclaimed toughest sheriff broke the law by flouting a court order was never going to be a dull, invisible affair. If found guilty of criminal contempt of court, Arpaio could face six months in jail.
The sometimes testy first day of trial hinged on the testimony of one key witness: Tim Casey.
Casey is the lawyer who litigated Arpaio’s defense against a class-action discrimination lawsuit, a judge’s compliance order, his resulting civil contempt of court ruling, and appeals.
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