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A Cochise County judge has refused to allow a Sierra Vista man to be released from jail for a month prior to sentencing in five felony cases, despite such an agreement between the prosecutor and defense attorney.
Judge Laura Cardinal ruled July 20 that Wayne Houghton III must remain in the Cochise County jail until his sentencing hearing next month when the judge will formally order Houghton to prison for 1.5 years. The sentence stems from Houghton’s guilty pleas to five felonies from five different cases.
Houghton, 34, will also have to serve 3 years of probation upon his release from prison.
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A Cochise County judge has removed himself from presiding over a multimillion dollar child molestation lawsuit against the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) after the defendants raised concerns with the fact the judge is on the Church’s roll.
“I regret not being more open given the sensitivities of this case in regard to my history with the Church,” Judge Jason Lindstrom told the parties during a July 9 hearing on the matter. “I don’t tend to believe that it will cause me personal bias but there is no way for any of you to know that. And the appearance [of a conflict] is absolutely there 100 percent.”
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