Ethical issues

Ethical Issues

Introduction

Lawyers and community activists denounced unethical practices in criminal proceedings and alleged "political revenge" by Sheriff Joe Arpaio and Attorney Andrew Thomas, in investigations against Maricopa County supervisors, Mary Rose Wilcox and Don Stapley.

The attorney Antonio Bustamante called a "political war" the case against the supervisor of the Maricopa County District 5, Mary Rose Wilcox, and the search and seizure of documents in the offices of the nonprofit organization (CPLC).

Discussion

Court documents and court hearings show that Thomas' defense team was planning to use conclusions drawn by grand juries and other prosecutors that there was sufficient evidence to indict Wilcox ...