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Show The Salt LakeTribune UTAH/BIRTHS Drug Conviction Costs Attorney B5 Friday, January29, 1999 Jury Acquits S.L. Man of Attacking a Woman He Meton Internet Semen taken from accuserdid not match defendant’s. Buthe is still a suspect in two other sexual attacks on women His Practice BY STEPHEN HUNT McCoy’s home, the woman said shereadily THE SALT LAKETRIBU E andtried to push him away when heat- A Salt Lake City man chargedwith sexually attacking three woman hemetover the Internet was acquitted Thursday in one tackedher. The woman said McCoy stopped onlyafter she began crying. Defense attorney Lisa Remal noted it was the woman’s estranged husband who called police against the woman's wishes. BY BEN WINSLOW THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE ST. GEORGE — After blowing performedoral sex, but asked him to stop up Thursday at the judge who case defense attorney Gary Pendleton was disbarred for an earlier drug Possessivn conviction. In makinghis ruling, 5th Dis- Court jury found Floyd George “Mack” would decide his fate, criminal Following a two-daytrial, a 3rd District McCoy innocent of first-degree felony Remalsaid the husband concludedhis wife rape. had been raped because she seemed vaguely upset following her meeting with McCoy. causeheviolated the rules of pro- A key factor in the jury’s decision may have been DNA tests that determined semen collected from the 25-year-old woman’s body did not match McCoy's. McCoy — who mountedno defense and “Severalof the things the court oral sex, but things wentno further during trict Judge Boyd Bunnellsaid that Pendleton, 47, should be disbarred fron practicing law befessional conduct. finds are consistent with unethical conduct,” Bunnell said. “You admitted thedetails.” Pendleton was convicted in “Oncethattrain started downthe track, there was no wayfor herto stonit,” Remal said. McCoy, 42, still faces felony charges in twosimilar cases. did not testify — had told police they had their November 1997 encounter. The woman testified she met McCoy in cyberspace, where they talked about having sex and phone sex. When they met at On Oct. 5, McCoyallegedly raped anoth- er woman after apparently slipping her a drugina glass of orange juice. The woman told police shefelt dizzy, weak and nau- seous. Ten hourslater, she woke up naked in McCoy’s home. Semen from that encounter is consistent with McCoy’s DNA,accordingto charging documents. Other tests showed the woman he has accepted drugs in exchangefor his legal services. Ina bizarre changeof strategy, Pendletonfired his defenseattorney, Jim Searth, and handled his own defense. As Pendleton questioned a former client, the judge adrnonished Pendleton to stop rehashing previous testimony. Then Pendleton exploded. “This is a farce,” he shoutedat Bunnell. “You've killed me al- ready.” After a short recess, Pendleton Compiled Pendleton doesn’t follow the lawsorrules. He follows his ownrules.” Gruber added that Pendleton had testified the day before that he used drugs many times before and had accepted drugs as payment for legal services. “Instead of giving legal advice, he snorts meth with them,” Grubersaid. Pendleton had no comment as heleft the courtroom. But Billy Walker, senior coun- sel for the Office of Professional Conduct, said he was happy with the ruling. “We're pleased with the out- Platt, , 2pe Roms Se on Salt Lake City LDS Hospital, Salt Lake 4 Ronald, Provo, daughter. Regional Medical Center, state bar counsel Charles Gruber “Systematically, Mr. Amelia Megan Wallgren And Julie DeHerrera TheSalt Lake Tribunenotes the followingbirths by parents’ names, residence, sex of baby, birth date and hospital. Relatives and friends wishing to purchase extra copies of today's Tribune in commemorationof a birth can doso bycalling 237- In recommending disbarment, if he were above the law. “We are all underthe law; we by Antoinette Benns, Seth House, Scott Morgan, more.” Then added, “I shouldn't havesaid that.” have to obey the law,” he said Lisa Remal In March 1998, McCoyallegedlyinvited another womanto his hometo watch a bas- Defense attorney ketball game. The woman claims McCoy slipped her drugs in orangejuice, then forced her to engage in various sex ac according to charging documents. McCoy also claimed he wasa retired DEA agent and showedher a badge Police executed a search warrant on Me- Coy’s home andseized twobottles of prescription drugs that reduce inhibitions, as well as suspected cocaine, marijuana and sex toys. McCoy was charged with five counts of aggravated sexualassault and a number of drug counts. But prosecutor Dane Nolan recently moved to dismiss the sex charges in the March 1998 case, saying there was no reasonable likelihood” of getting a Jury conviction. Nolan declined to elaborate on the dismissals. McCoyremains charged with a third-de- greefelony and three misdemeanor drug- possession counts in the March case; and aggravated sexual assault in the October case. UTAH BIRTHS said during his closing argument, “I don’t want to practice law any- told the judge Pendleton acted as herto stop it.” had been given a drug that induces sleep and reduces anxiety. 1997 for possessing methamphet- amine and admitted Wednesday “Oncethat train started down the track, there was no wayfor ANDERSON, Amy and GARETSON, Mark, Salt wake City son, Jan, 22: Alta ViewHorpita }ON, Rebecca and Kenneth, Heber City. oie 40, Utah Valley Regional Medical Center, Prov AY, Rebekah and Bi St George, son, Jan r, St. George Dizie Regional M ASHWORT! od Foie, ataee “jan 13, Valley ViewMedical Center, Cedar City . and HERNANDEZ, St ge,0, Inet daughter, 22, DixieOrlando, Regional st George d Warten, Salt Lake City daughte 21, Jordan’ Valley Hospital ate Joni Utah, AIL ssa and Michael,North Salt Lake BLAYLOCK, Kristy and Damon, Provo, son dan,19, UtahValley nal Medical Center Pr OsSHlolieand Steve, Salt Lake Cit twin 2, u LDS Hospital, Salt Lake BO! fa and PEHRSON,John, Salt Lake City, daughter, 26, CottonwoodHospital, Mur Melinda and Rob (eran 21, Utah Val a AN 2, Dixie Regional Medical BRITTON, parba fa andi fereniy, Sandy, 30n Bitoby. iehgrtln MeKay DeeHospital, ( BROGDON, inde “and Aaron, Taylorsville. 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