In the courtroom, Ray Nutting, a four-term county supervisor, faces prosecution for alleged misconduct related to state grants he took for clearing brush on his family ranch. But it is the spectacle surrounding his case that envelops this county east of Sacramento. Supervisor Ray Nutting, on his family ranch in May 2011, faces felony malfeasance charges over state grants he took for clearing brush on the property. El Dorado Supervisor Ray Nutting, whose trial starts Tuesday, cuts trees on his land in May 2011.