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The cop was also convicted in September but I can't find his sentence anywhere - maybe they haven't done it yet.
http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/Ex...784564.php

Here are the 'hardships' she suffered that lead to the reduced sentence:

Quote:

A doctor for Nolan said in court documents she suffered from chronic post-traumatic stress disorder due to losing her grandparents at a young age and her parents while in college. She spent much of her adult life "sabotaging" her relationships often by having an affair, her attorney Ted Cassman wrote.

According to court records, Nolan sold her house to pay her tax debt.

"The forced sale of Ms. Nolan's home and her resignation from the Bar were difficult pills to swallow. She loved them both very much," Cassman wrote. "Her career and life are in tatters."

A positive aspect of this case came out of an appellate court decision

Quote:

The First District Court of Appeal didn’t buy either argument.

“A scheme to have an opposing party arrested for a crime is not a legitimate litigation activity,” Justice Maria Rivera said in last week’s 3-0 ruling. Likewise, she said, Declan Woods isn’t suing his ex-wife, her lawyer and their investigators for what they said but for what they did.

“There is no constitutionally protected right to gain an advantage in a judicial proceeding based upon extrinsic tortious conduct,” Rivera said — that is, by out-of-court actions that violate the rights of the same person you’re fighting in court.

http://blog.sfgate.com/crime/2014/01/27/...n-sue-you/

I wonder if that'll open the doors to sue women who make false child molestation or domestic violence claims against their husbands.