Ex-New Mexico Sheriff Appeals Conviction In Road Rage Case

DENVER (AP) — Attorneys for a former New Mexico sheriff who pulled a gun on a motorist and struck him with his badge say he was wrongfully convicted of rights violations because the motorist wasn’t seriously injured.
Attorney John Cline, who represents ex-Rio Arriba County Sheriff Thomas Rodella, told the Denver-based 10th Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday that improper jury instructions created an unfair trial.
Rodella was sentenced in January to 10 years in prison for abusing the