7 5 , ▁all ▁but ▁Park inson ▁were ▁found ▁guilty . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁ordered ▁a ▁new ▁trial ▁for ▁M ard ian ; ▁subsequently , ▁all ▁charges ▁against ▁him ▁were ▁dropped . ▁ ▁Hal de man , ▁Ehr lich man , ▁and ▁Mitchell ▁exha usted ▁their ▁appe als ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁Ehr lich man ▁entered ▁prison ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁Since ▁N ixon ▁and ▁many ▁senior ▁officials ▁involved ▁in ▁Water gate ▁were ▁law y ers , ▁the ▁sc andal ▁sever ely ▁t arn ished ▁the ▁public ▁image ▁of ▁the ▁legal ▁profession . ▁ ▁The ▁Water gate ▁sc andal ▁resulted ▁in ▁ 6 9 ▁government ▁officials ▁being ▁charged ▁and ▁ 4 8 ▁being ▁found ▁guilty , ▁including : ▁ ▁John ▁N . ▁Mitchell , ▁Att orney ▁General ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁who ▁res igned ▁to ▁become ▁Director ▁of ▁Committee ▁to ▁Re - elect ▁the ▁President , ▁conv icted ▁of ▁per j ury ▁about ▁his ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁Water gate ▁break - in . ▁Ser ved ▁ 1 9 ▁months ▁of ▁a ▁one - ▁to ▁four - year ▁sentence . ▁ ▁Richard ▁Kle ind ienst , ▁Att orney ▁General , ▁conv icted ▁of ▁" ref using ▁to ▁answer ▁questions " ▁( cont empt ▁of ▁court ); ▁given ▁one ▁month ▁in ▁j ail . ▁ ▁J eb ▁Stuart ▁Mag r uder ,