The judge in former Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s now-pardoned criminal case has refused the retired lawman's request to throw out all rulings in the case, including a blistering decision that explained her reasoning in finding him guilty of a crime. The request denied Thursday by U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton was aimed at clearing Arpaio's name and barring the ruling's use in future court cases as an example of a prior bad act. She said the pardon issued by President Donald Trump only mooted Arpaio's possible punishments. The conviction stemmed from Arpaio's noncompliance with a 2011 court order that barred his department's traffic patrols that targeted immigrants. Earlier this month, Bolton ruled that the pardon would stand and dismissed the case.

Source: Fox News October 20, 2017 04:17 UTC