The former L.A. City Council member this week asked a federal judge to discard the jury’s guilty verdicts and grant him a new trial in the high-profile corruption case.
Former Los Angeles City Councilmember Mark Ridley-Thomas, convicted on bribery and fraud charges, has asked a federal judge to discard theLawyers 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.
This week’s court filings offer the first window into Ridley-Thomas’ attempt to avoid prison and restore his political career. At trial, Adkins later was asked if he saw “any evidence that Mark Ridley-Thomas or his staff threatened to cancel or rescind any contract.” The agent replied that this came up “during interviews.”
A second filing this week goes beyond the request for a new trial and seeks an outright acquittal, arguing that prosecutors failed to provide sufficient evidence for each element of the crimes on which Ridley-Thomas was convicted. That motion walks through key evidence in the case and highlights areas where the defense claims the required bar wasn’t cleared.
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