Sheriff Joe Arpaio Has Now Been Held In Criminal Contempt

[David13]

I looked it up back when Arpaio first asked for his criminal conviction record to be expunged and this is what I found:

Does a presidential pardon expunge or erase the conviction for which the pardon was granted?

No. Expungement is a judicial remedy that is rarely granted by the court and cannot be granted within the Department of Justice or by the President. Please also be aware that if you were to be granted a presidential pardon, the pardoned offense would not be removed from your criminal record. Instead, both the federal conviction as well as the pardon would both appear on your record. However, a pardon will facilitate removal of legal disabilities imposed because of the conviction, and should lessen to some extent the stigma arising from the conviction. In addition, a pardon may be helpful in obtaining licenses, bonding, or employment. If you are seeking expungement of a federal offense, please contact the court of conviction. If you are seeking expungement of a state conviction, which the Office of the Pardon Attorney also does not have authority to handle, states have different procedures for “expunging” a conviction or “clearing” the record of a criminal conviction. To pursue relief of a state conviction, you should contact the Governor or state Attorney General in the state in which you were convicted for assistance.

SOURCE: https://www.justice.gov/pardon/frequent ... lemency#18

An expungement is an entirely different animal that a pardon. Horse of a different color.
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[Joel]

Joe Arpaio's bid to remove conviction for contempt hits snag

Federal Judge Susan Bolton ruled that case records including her guilty verdict of Joe Arpaio will not be expunged from his record.

PHOENIX (AP) - Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio has hit a snag in his bid to have his now-pardoned criminal conviction erased from his record.

An appeals court on Monday questioned whether it has jurisdiction over Arpaio's appeal of a ruling that denied his request to throw out a decision that explains why he was convicted of misdemeanor contempt of court.

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals says the pardon was issued before Arpaio's scheduled sentencing date and cites a case that concluded appeals courts are generally barred from reviewing cases until after a person is sentenced.

Arpaio, whose sentencing was cancelled due to the pardon, was given three weeks to say why his appeal shouldn't be dismissed.

The judge in Arpaio's case has said pardons moot punishments but don't erase convictions.

[Joel]

[Joel]