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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jaimie Ding

Officer who used excessive force allowed to plead guilty to misdemeanor after felony conviction

California Deputy Conviction - (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

A Los Angeles sheriff's deputy will serve four months in prison on a misdemeanor conviction for using excessive force after the new Trump-appointed U.S. attorney offered an unusual plea deal despite a jury convicting him of a felony.

The victim's attorney asked a federal appeals court to reinstate the felony conviction, but the court declined to do so on Thursday.

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