San Francisco Deputy City Attorney Sean Connolly may have successfully defended two city cops accused of beating a man, but his win came with a stern tongue-lashing. A state appeals court said that Connolly's misconduct -- which included making improper comments to jurors and verbally attacking the plaintiff, his attorneys and a witness -- "was utterly unprofessional and unworthy of an officer of the court." The court found, however, that the conduct "did not lead to prejudicial, reversible error."
March 02, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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San Francisco Deputy City Attorney Sean Connolly may have successfully defended two city cops accused of beating a man, but it came with a stern tongue-lashing about misconduct.
Late Monday, San Francisco’s 1st District Court of Appeal affirmed a jury’s finding that cleared San Francisco police officers Alex Fagan Jr. and John Broucaret of any wrongdoing in a civil suit stemming from a Sept. 18, 2002, confrontation with a man on Haight Street.
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