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10+1⁄2 years in prison, four of which was spent on Arizona's death row, Prosecutor Romley said, "we will try to do better." He neglected to mention that the prosecution's concealment of the odontologist's report that cast doubt on Ray's guilt prior to his first trial indicates they may have knowingly prosecuted an innocent man. (See: "Twice Wrongly Convicted of Murder - Ray Krone Is Set Free After 10 Years" by Hans Sherrer, Justice Denied Magazine, Vol. 2, Issue 9.)

In 2001, he received the Disabled American Veterans' (DAV) Outstanding Disabled Veteran of the Year Award. [7]

After leaving the county attorney's post, Romley served as a special advisor to the Arizona Attorney General for six months. [4] In August 2007, he became a personal advisor to James Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in Washington, D.C. [4] In April 2010 the Board of Supervisors appointed him as Interim Maricopa County Attorney when Andrew Thomas resigned [8] amid ethics investigations from that position to run for the office of Attorney General of Arizona, making Romley only the third interim ever since 1912, following Donald Harris in 1976 and Phil MacDonnell (Andrew Thomas' Chief Deputy) in 2010.

Romley's success as the interim county attorney came to an end on August 24, 2010, when Bill Montgomery beat Romley in the Republican primary. [9] Rick Romley ended his appointed term on November 3, 2010. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Mr. Richard M Romley Profile | Scottsdale, AZ Lawyer | Martindale.com".
  2. ↑ Romley, Richard (Rick)
  3. ↑ United States Public Records, 1970-2009 (Arizona, 1991-2008)
  4. 1 2 3 Terry Goddard, Arizona Attorney General (July 12, 2007). "Rick Romley Made Many Contributions". Archived from the original on March 13, 2009. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
  5. ↑ National Purple Heart Hall Of Honor (2015-09-01). "Purple Heart Recipient". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
  6. ↑ Rubin, Paul (December 16, 2004). "Balls in the Air: Steely County Attorney Rick Romley's going, but he's not gone". Phoenix News Times. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
  7. ↑ Wilborn (January–February 2002). "Rick Romley receives Unsung Hero Award - Disabled American Veterans". DAV Magazine. Retrieved 2008-01-26.
  8. ↑ "Thomas resigns to run for state post". www.azcentral.com.
  9. ↑ "Montgomery, Arpaio beat Romley". August 25, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Help Center - the Arizona Republic".
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Rick Romley
25th and 27th County Attorney of Maricopa County
In office
April 6, 2010 –November 3, 2010
Interim