Former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio found guilty of contempt

Erik1421 · 07-31-2017, 03:24 PM

Big Victory for the pro-immigration community.

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(CNN)Former Maricopa County, Arizona, Sheriff Joe Arpaio has been found guilty of criminal contempt, court records show.

Arpaio was accused of violating a court order in a racial profiling case by continuing patrols targeting immigrants. US District Court Judge Susan Bolton handed down her ruling in court papers signed on Monday.
US District Court Judge G. Murray Snow first issued a temporary injunction in 2011, barring Arpaio from detaining people solely based on their immigration status. Snow issued a permanent order two years later.
Arpaio has contended the order wasn't clear and he didn't intend to violate it. Federal prosecutors alleged his defiance was deliberate, and something he believed he could get away with.
The 85-year-old, who once called himself "America's toughest sheriff," could face up to six months in jail when he is sentenced on October 5. His eight-day trial wrapped up earlier this month.

http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/31/us/arp...lty/index.html

eva02 · 07-31-2017, 03:41 PM

Yasssssss!!!!! Although I would prefer life in prison.

MIdreamer · 07-31-2017, 03:49 PM

Only up to 6 months in jail for suffering of thousands of people. Sad!

BeeHive · 07-31-2017, 04:03 PM

For those who does not know what Criminal Contempt is:

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45-7-309. Criminal contempt.
(1) A person commits the offense of criminal contempt when the person knowingly engages in any of the following conduct:
(a) disorderly, contemptuous, or insolent behavior committed during the sitting of a court in its immediate view and presence and directly tending to interrupt its proceedings or to impair the respect due to its authority;
(b) breach of the peace, noise, or other disturbance directly tending to interrupt a court's proceeding;
(c) purposely disobeying or refusing any lawful process or other mandate of a court;
(d) unlawfully refusing to be sworn as a witness in any court proceeding or, after being sworn, refusing to answer any legal and proper interrogatory;
(e) purposely publishing a false or grossly inaccurate report of a court's proceeding;
(f) purposely failing to obey any mandate, process, or notice relative to juries issued pursuant to Title 3, chapter 15; or
(g) purposely failing to comply with the requirements of the 24/7 sobriety and drug monitoring program provided for in Title 44, chapter 4, part 12, if ordered by a court to participate in the program.

(2) A person convicted of the offense of criminal contempt shall be fined not to exceed $500 or be imprisoned in the county jail for a term not to exceed 6 months, or both.

IamAman · 07-31-2017, 04:53 PM

Good news everyone!

JohannBernoulli1667 · 07-31-2017, 05:03 PM

He needs to be there a couple of years...

JohannBernoulli1667 · 07-31-2017, 05:04 PM

Trump is guilty of a handful of these... Can he go to jail as well?

lakers1824 · 07-31-2017, 05:07 PM

I hope he gets a prison daddy. Would be ironic if it's someone here illegally. lmao

dabioalex · 07-31-2017, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by eva02

Yasssssss!!!!! Although I would prefer life in prison.

trust me i think he has about 6 months left anyways 😂

Copper · 07-31-2017, 05:12 PM

He ruined a lot of innocent lives who were just trying to better themselves. I wished his sentence would have been longer, but I hope he serves his full 6 months in jail. Now he will know how it feels like to be separated from your family. Good riddance!

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