The Region - News from May 2, 1985

Richard D. Huffman, lead prosecutor in San Diego Mayor Roger Hedgecock’s felony perjury and conspiracy case, was appointed a Superior Court judge by Gov. George Deukmejian. The appointment, which fills a new Superior Court judicial slot created by the state Legislature last year, means the the district attorney’s office will lose the prosecutor most intimately acquainted with the complicated Hedgecock case. The first trial ended Feb. 13 in a hung jury. Dist. Atty. Edwin L. Miller said Huffman’s departure will not hamper preparations for the second trial, scheduled to begin Aug. 22. Miller said the new lead prosecutor in the case will be Deputy Dist. Atty. S. Charles Wickersham, who assisted Huffman during the first trial.