The L.A. Times reported today that the convictions of Richard Alarcon and his wife, for falsely claiming to live in his electoral district, have been reversed.
While an L.A. City Councilman, Richard Alarcon was strongly supportive of hang gliding and of SHGA. He took several tandem flights with Joe Greblo and helped attract favorable public attention to our sport.
The Court of Appeals ruling is not an acquittal. The court ruled that the trial judge had given incorrect instructions to the jury, which improperly lowered the burden of proof for the prosecution. The DA could retry him. but my guess is that they probably won't.
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Richard Alarcon did good things for the community and I'm really sorry he got caught up in the difficulties of political wrangling. I hope he does well in the private sector and I wish all the best on our current L.A. Councilperson.
Here's the LA Times piece ion the acquittal: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-m ... story.html
Here's the LA Times piece ion the acquittal: http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-m ... story.html
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