Capitol Alert: Jury finds Sen. Rod Wright guilty on 8 felony counts

Los Angeles jury today convicted Sen. Rod Wright on all eight felony counts he was charged with in the case that questioned whether he lived in the district he represented, potentially sending the Democratic state legislator to eight years in prison.
A sentencing hearing has been scheduled for March 12.
Wright will not automatically lose his seat in the Senate, according to Senate secretary Greg Schmidt. That would only happen if two-thirds of the 40-member Senate votes to expel him.







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Capitol Alert: Jury finds Sen. Rod Wright guilty on 8 felony counts