1 day in jail for Arizona immigration protesters
PHOENIX — A judge has sentenced 13 immigrant rights advocates to one day in jail stemming from a protest last year over Arizona's controversial immigration law.
Justice of the Peace David Seyer handed down the sentence Tuesday, about three weeks after finding the protesters guilty of a misdemeanor charge of disobeying police orders. The protesters, however, received credit for the day they spent behind bars at the time of their arrest.
They had faced up to four months in jail and a $700 fine.
They were arrested July 29, 2010, when dozens of protesters took to Phoenix streets on the day the new immigration law was set to take effect.
They also were speaking out against Maricopa County Sheriff Arpaio, who organized an immigration sweep the day the law took effect.
© 2011 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Justice of the Peace David Seyer handed down the sentence Tuesday, about three weeks after finding the protesters guilty of a misdemeanor charge of disobeying police orders. The protesters, however, received credit for the day they spent behind bars at the time of their arrest.
They had faced up to four months in jail and a $700 fine.
They were arrested July 29, 2010, when dozens of protesters took to Phoenix streets on the day the new immigration law was set to take effect.
They also were speaking out against Maricopa County Sheriff Arpaio, who organized an immigration sweep the day the law took effect.
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