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Sutton defends charging border agents
By GUILLERMO CONTRERAS SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWS
April 13, 2009, 10:58PM

Outgoing U.S. Attorney Johnny Sutton said Monday he still believes he made the right call in prosecuting two then-Border Patrol agents convicted of covering up their shooting of an unarmed drug smuggler in the back.

In a wide-ranging interview since announcing last week that he is resigning April 19, Sutton also said he was voluntarily leaving the job he’s had for more than seven years — the top federal prosecutor of the San Antonio-based Western District of Texas.

Sutton, who was nominated to the post by President George W. Bush, said he is leaving for a legal job in the private sector, but would not disclose where. He said President Barack Obama had asked current U.S. attorneys to stay on until replacements were chosen.

“I did that for a while, but it’s time for me to move on,â€