Judge denies Santa Clara County sheriff’s bid to gut corruption trial using Supreme Court gun ruling

Judge denies Santa Clara County sheriff’s bid to gut corruption trial using Supreme Court gun ruling

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https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/09/20/judge-denies-sheriffs-bid-to-quash-corruption-trial-using-supreme-court-gun-ruling/

A judge on Tuesday rejected Santa Clara County Sheriff Laurie Smith’s late-stage attempt to quash her corruption trial by invoking a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling on concealed-gun permits — paving the path for the trial to get underway.

On the eve of Smith’s civil trial — which begins with jury selection Wednesday — San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Nancy Fineman denied a request from Smith’s attorney to dismiss six of the seven accusations filed by a Santa Clara County civil grand jury last December.