PHOENIX - An attorney for former Sheriff Joe Arpaio urged an appeals court Wednesday to erase the lawman’s now-pardoned criminal conviction so it can’t be raised against him in any future court cases. The former six-term sheriff from metro Phoenix is appealing a ruling that refused to expunge his conviction for disobeying a 2011 court order barring his traffic patrols that targeted immigrants. Arpaio attorney Jack Wilenchik said the judges should clarify that the conviction doesn’t have any legal consequences on his client. YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN...Arpaio’s defiance of the court order is believed to have contributed to his 2016 election loss. Even if the pardon hadn’t been issued, the misdemeanour conviction wouldn’t have prevented him from running for office again.

Source: thestar October 23, 2019 21:33 UTC