Attorney Lidia Stiglich told the Associated Press that the Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi was asked to step down after pleading guilty of misdemeanor false imprisonment of Mayor Ed Lee.
"I'm not aware of any plans for the sheriff to resign," Stiglich said. "I am disappointed it will continue this way. I think it should be left to voters. "
The payment, which is the result of a dispute with his wife, the new year's Eve with his arm.
Sheriff Lee met with his penalty, then on Monday. In the conversation, Lee gave him resign or face ethics-fee, which might lead to his removal from Office for 24 hours.
Lee has refused to comment on the matter, but said he would make the announcement later Tuesday.
The judge sentenced to three years probation and ordered him to Mirkarimi anti-art domestic violence counseling a year.
Three other misdemeanor charges, Mirkarimi came to domestic violence, the rights of the child, the threat of infection from the device is a witness for the plea.
Lee to start the process, but it will take nine Mirkarimi, the management of the Council to carry out the task of the 11 members of the votes cast. The matter shall be referred to the Ethics Commission, the first document of the city where Lee decides to push for deletion.
After a brief meeting at City Hall on Monday, the Mayor's Office to the left of the back door and Mirkarimi rarely used the staircase to get to his Office. He said he had no comment when reporters, maintained by the.
The plea deal was found in the jury was picked for the trial version, which promised to embarrass the sheriff's testimony of infidelity, his temper and other intimate details.
San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon said false imprisonment, domestic violence plea was and the less serious than the charges that were deleted.
The plea agreement to pay $ 590 Mirkarimi fines, serve probation, to spend a year in the program, the domestic violence Act, contact the parent classes, and community service.
The District-attorney, Mirkarimi said, the judge barred from continuing until the lifts stay away order in place, which prevents the sheriff from seeing his wife without court permission. Gascon said, that the order would remain in place for the whole of the probation period of three years.
Mirkarimi also said he was in the course of counseling "in my arrogance and anger management issues" and reiterated his public awareness against domestic violence to serve two terms in the administration of the Council.
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