By Michael Kiefer | The Arizona Republic
The State Bar of Arizona, which licenses and regulates attorneys, filed a formal complaint Tuesday against Chief Deputy Pinal County Attorney Richard Wintory for his conduct during a capital murder case he prosecuted while at the Arizona Attorney General’s and Pima County Attorney’s offices.
Wintory is accused of making false statements of fact, dishonesty, and engaging in conduct prejudicial to justice for inappropriately contacting a member of the defense team of a man he was prosecuting and then covering up the extent of his communication with that person to the court and to his bosses..
According to a spokesman at the State Bar, Wintory’s case will now move to a disciplinary hearing unless it is settled by consent among the various parties.
“I’m confident that if we get before a hearing panel and lay the facts out, they will see I had no intention to mislead anyone on this matter,” Wintory told The Arizona Republic.
