PHOENIX (AP) - The Latest on pretrial rulings in former Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s criminal contempt-of-court case (all times local):
2:24 p.m.
A judge in former Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s criminal contempt-of-court case has rejected a bid by one of his lawyers for a 60-day postponement of the lawman’s April 25 trial.
Attorney Mark Goldman sought a delay because he has another trial a week earlier and his son’s bar mitzvah is scheduled for April 29.
U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton says Goldman knew when he joined the case in mid-March that the trial was weeks away.
Arpaio has other lawyers defending him.
He’s charged with contempt for ignoring a court order to stop his immigration patrols.
He pleaded not guilty to the charge.
Bolton is considering another postponement request by Goldman, who says he’s unable to analyze the case’s large volume of documents and videos in time for April 25.
11:42 a.m.
Prosecutors in former Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s criminal contempt-of-court case are opposing requests to prohibit the testimony of an attorney who once represented him in a racial profiling case.
They urged a judge Thursday to reject arguments by Arpaio and lawyer Tim Casey that Casey’s testimony is protected by attorney-client privilege.
Arpaio and Casey want to prevent Casey from testifying at the lawman’s April 25 trial on a criminal contempt charge.
Arpaio faces the charge for defying a court order in the profiling case requiring him to stop his immigration patrols.
He acknowledged prolonging his patrols, but insists his disobedience wasn’t intentional.
Casey defended Arpaio in the case for nearly six years before bowing out in November 2014.
Casey was forced to testify at an earlier contempt hearing for Arpaio.
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