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Arditti not guilty on all counts

The jury in the Arditti case has reached a not guitly verdict on all counts. Stay tuned for more details later today.

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State, Defense Rest Cases

Prosecutors rested their case Tuesday against accused Judge Regina Arditti, who has been indicted on allegations she used her position as an elected official to benefit herself, her family and others. Defense attorneys, after returning from a lunch break, promptly rested their case without calling a single witness. The defense has repeatedly turned prosecution witnesses […]

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Defense Requests Direct Verdict

Defense attorneys on Tuesday made a motion asking the magistrate in the Judge Regina Arditti trial for a direct verdict because the state failed to prove their case. Defense attorney Stuart Leeds argued that the state had not provided any evidence of bribery, abuse of official capacity, and that there was an agreement between Judge […]

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State’s Key Witness Returns

Attorney David Beagas was called to the stand Tuesday to again testify in the trial of Judge Regina Arditti. Beagas testified he had personal knowledge of the alleged agreement between the two judges. He said convicted Judge Manny Barraza’s sister revealed the plot at a meeting.

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Son Contradicts State’s Allegations

The son of accused Judge Regina Arditti testified Monday that he had no knowledge of an alleged agreement between his mother and another District Court magistrate. Dante Vance, testifying as a prosecution witness, said the state questioned him in 2009 during a grand jury hearing about a possible nepotism violation against his mother. But he […]

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State Bogs Down Trial With Paperwork

The state introduced more than 25 documents Moday in the trial of Judge Regina Arditti. The paperwork is mainly job applications and job openings the court’s Human Resources Department needs to fulfill its policies. The state appears to be laying the groundwork for Judge Arditti hiring staff improperly.

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Son: No Knowledge of Any Wrongdoing

Judge Regind Arditt’s son Dante Vance testified his mother never helped him get a courthouse job. In fact, he told the jury his mother refused to help him land the job and then asked him to quit when he was hired. Vance will continue testifying in his mother’s trial today.