Ex-sheriff's defense blasts Calif. corruption case
(AP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20090106/capt.fa18e5ccea9b448197a286e3a516eb2b.sheriff_indictment_la101.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=70vg2tiJhC8sfc.aqinw.g--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Former Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona, who has pleaded not guilty to one count of conspiracy, three counts of mail fraud and two counts of witness tampering, arrives at Federal Court in Santa Ana, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009. Closing arguments are expected to begin Tuesday and jurors could get the case by the end of the day. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090108/ap_on_re_us/sheriff_indictment)AP - Lawyers for a former Orange County sheriff blasted federal prosecutors Wednesday for failing to call one of his ex-assistants as a key witness in his corruption trial.</p><br clear="all"/>
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