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Attorney for former Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez Hubert J. Santos argues his case during a hearing before Connecticut Appellate Court in Hartford Tuesday. Santos is seeking to have the convictions against Perez overturned. MICHAEL McANDREWS | mmcandrews@courant.com

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Chief Appellate Court Judge Alexandra Davis DiPentima hears the case of former Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez in court Tuesday. MICHAEL McANDREWS | mmcandrews@courant.com

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Judge Trial Referee Thomas A. Bishop hears the case of former Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez in Appellate Court Tuesday. MICHAEL McANDREWS | mmcandrews@courant.com

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Appellate Court Judge Douglas S. Lavine hears the case of former Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez in court Tuesday. MICHAEL McANDREWS | mmcandrews@courant.com

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Appellate Court Judges Douglas S. Lavine, left, Chief Judge Alexandra Davis DiPentima, and Judge Trial Referee Thomas A. Bishop hear arguments on the appeal of former Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez in court Tuesday. MICHAEL McANDREWS | mmcandrews@courant.com

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Harry Weller, Senior Assistant States Attorney argues before Appellate Court in Hartford that the convictions against former Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez should stand during a hearing in court Tuesday. MICHAEL McANDREWS | mmcandrews@courant.com

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Former Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez sat in the back seat of an SUV leaving the state Appellate Court. His defense attorney Hubert Santos sat in the front passenger seat. Photo by WTIC's Matt Dwyer.

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Former Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez sat in the back seat of an SUV leaving the state Appellate Court. His defense attorney Hubert Santos sat in the front passenger seat. Photo by WTIC's Matt Dwyer.