MILWAUKEE — Attorneys for Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan filed a motion to dismiss the criminal case against her Wednesday morning, citing judicial immunity for her official acts.
"Immunity is not a defense to the prosecution to be determined later by a jury or court; it is an absolute bar to the prosecution," her legal team wrote in a 7-page filing.
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It is not unusual for defense attorneys to file a motion to dismiss a case before it begins.
Federal prosecutors charged Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan via complaint in April with concealing an individual to prevent arrest and obstruction.
A grand jury affirmed the charges in an indictment after convening Tuesday to determine whether there was enough probable cause to continue the case.
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FBI agents arrested Dugan at the Milwaukee County Courthouse a week after authorities said she directed Eduardo Flores-Ruiz out a back door in her courtroom after learning immigration agents were in the courthouse searching for him.
According to court documents, Flores-Ruiz illegally reentered the U.S. after being deported in 2013.
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