Mecham Will Seek to Void Conviction
Former Gov. Evan Mecham said Friday he will go to court to overturn his impeachment conviction and return to office.
“We think that it’s important to challenge this,” Mecham said, contending that leaving his conviction unchallenged would leave all public officials open to impeachment.
Mecham said in an interview on KTSP-TV that he will not seek any political office this year but will go to court in an effort to have his April 4 impeachment conviction overturned.
Mecham was convicted by the Senate on impeachment charges of misusing $80,000 from the governor’s protocol fund, which he said he did not believe was state money, and trying to thwart an investigation of an alleged death threat.
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