The Region - News from Jan. 8, 1987

Citing two dozen reasons why former San Diego Mayor Roger Hedgecock allegedly did not receive a fair trial on campaign-law violation charges, Hedgecock’s attorneys filed appeal briefs requesting that the former mayor’s 13-count felony conviction be overturned. Attorney Charles Sevilla argued that the 4th District Court of Appeal should reverse Hedgecock’s October, 1985, conviction for reasons that range from alleged jury tampering by a court bailiff to alleged legal errors by a Superior Court judge and prosecutors. The court is expected to hear the case this summer. Hedgecock, sentenced to a year in local custody and fined $1,000 for receiving illegal campaign contributions to his 1983 mayoral race, is free pending the appeal.