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Partial transcripts reveal Michael Carona repeatedly using a slur and calling 'phenomenal' sex one of the perks of being sheriff.
The jurist has previously ruled that the regulations prohibiting attorneys from contacting parties already represented by lawyers, as Carona then was, were breached.
The detail is contained in a motion seeking to allow the woman to testify at Carona's trial. Carona's lawyer calls it an attempt to get 'unreliable evidence' admitted.
Court will mail hundreds of summonses to prospective jury members.
The matter is turned over to prosecutors in his upcoming corruption trial. Carona's lawyers say the cameras were for security and recorded no audio.
Defense attorneys had argued that the suggestion by two KFI-AM 'shock jocks' that potential jurors should lie would have made it impossible to ensure a fair trial in Southern California.
The former O.C. sheriff sought investigative records on three men who were once part of his inner circle. They are expected to testify against him.
Prosecutors say they don't approve of radio hosts John and Ken's bid to taint the ex-sheriff's jury pool but downplay the effect the effort might have.
Jones Day, one of the nation's top law firms, would not say. Pro bono work is usually reserved for society's most vulnerable -- the indigent, the homeless, the infirm. Discuss
Michael S. Carona has been on a 60-day paid leave of absence to prepare for his defense since being charged with corruption.
California considers whether lawyers' services can legally be donated to the elected Orange County sheriff.