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As state and local prosecutors prepare to re-try a Rancho Cucamonga councilman and repair their criminal case against a former assistant assessor in two major corruption cases, a top legal expert sees serious challenges ahead for prosecutors.
Councilman Rex Gutierrez's first trial ended in a hung jury on June 30, largely because jurors didn't believe the prosecution's key witness, a former San Bernardino County Assessor's Office executive who is cooperating with investigators as part of a plea bargain.See the full content of this document
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Jury selection in Gutierrez's second trial begins Monday.
Criminal charges against former Assistant Assessor Jim Erwin, filed in a separate conspiracy case involving the county's $102 million settlement with Rancho Cucamonga developer Colonies Partners LP in 2006, were cut by more than half last week by a judge who ruled prosecutors' legal complaint did not sufficiently justify five of the nine felony counts filed against E...See the full content of this document
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