Article: CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT LIMITS ABILITY OF PUBLIC OFFICIALS TO DEFEND THEMSELVES AGAINST CONFLICT-OF-INTEREST CHARGES

The office of the San Diego City Attorney issued the following news release:

In a decision strengthening California's 1090 conflict-of-interest law, the California Supreme Court upheld an appellate court ruling limiting the ability of public officials to use as a defense the reliance on advice provided to them by another government official.

"Once again our judiciary has forcefully determined that one of California's primary weapons against public corruption is alive and well," said City Attorney Michael Aguirre.

The case, The People v. Maria Socorro Chacon, involved a Bell Gardens city councilwoman who was charged with violating California Government Code section 1090 by holding a ...

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