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California Courts of Appeal

Jul. 27, 2016

Court of Appeal rules in favor of OC DA's office

In a split decision, the 4th District Court of Appeal ruled Monday in favor of the Orange County district attorney's office in its attempts to disqualify a superior court judge from dozens of murder cases in light of his actions against the office over the ongoing jail informant scandal.

By Meghann M. Cuniff
Daily Journal Staff Writer

In a split decision, the 4th District Court of Appeal ruled Monday in favor of the Orange County district attorney's office in its attempts to disqualify a superior court judge from dozens of murder cases in light of his actions against the office over the ongoing jail informant scandal.

The majority opinion, authored by Justice Kathleen E. O'Leary with concurrence from Justice Richard M. ...

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