The former six-term sheriff had already resigned from office before being found guilty of six corruption and misconduct counts by a civil jury earlier this month.
for the hybrid civil-criminal trial. The verdict carried no punishment beyond removal from office.
A last-ditch effort to nullify the trial outcome — through a motion for a new trial based on the the same— was denied by the judge during a court hearing held on Zoom on Tuesday. Fineman also denied a motion by Smith’s attorney Allen Ruby to dismiss the case on the argument that the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark Bruen ruling, which outlawed “good cause” tests for issuing concealed-carry weapons permits, warrants dismissing most of the corruption counts related to Smith’s CCW practices.
After the hearing, Ruby declined to answer questions about the judgment or whether he planned to appeal the verdict. Markoff also declined comment.
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