Rob Mcgowan
January 26, 2012
Sentence overturned for Chino prison guard
A federal appeals court panel has overturned the sentence of a former guard convicted of abusing two shackled inmates at a Chino prison.
A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that 42-year-old Robert McGowan was deprived of due process when a judge relied on an inmate's allegations as the basis for the four-year sentence imposed.
McGowan has served 19 months....
LINK - SFGate.com
January 26, 2012
Appeals Panel Tosses Prison Sentence Given To Chino Guard Convicted Of Abusing Inmates
A federal appellate panel Thursday threw out a four-year sentence given to a former Chino prison guard convicted of abusing inmates.
A three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a district judge in Los Angeles should re-sentence Robert McGowan. He was convicted by a federal jury in 2007 after being accused of assault in a case in which shackled inmates were thrown to the ground.
In his appeal, McGowan, 42, of Apple Valley successfully argued that he was deprived of due process when the trial judge relied on a state prison inmate’s “unreliable allegations” as a basis for the 51-month sentence imposed in 2010...
LINK - LosAngeles.CBSLocal.com
January 10, 2012
CCPOA Member Alert: Rob McGowan Update
This morning, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in Pasadena heard arguments in the case of Officer Rob McGowan. The 3 judge panel did not issue a ruling but they took the renewed motion to set Mr. McGowan free during the remainder of his appeal under submission. CCPOA and Mr. McGowan’s attorney are very encouraged by the tenor of the arguments that were made on his behalf...
