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Criminal

Aug. 6, 2014

Judge rules OC DA's office committed serious misconduct with use of informants

Law enforcement's misuse of jailhouse informants in Orange County was serious misconduct but not malicious, a judge has ruled. The DA's office can continue to seek the death penalty against the Seal Beach salon killer.


By Don J. DeBenedictis


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SANTA ANA - Orange County prosecutors committed serious misconduct involving jailhouse informants in the case of the worst mass killer in county history, a judge ruled Monday.


But even though some deputy district attorneys and sheriffs were "credibility challenged" and may have lied on the stand, the misconduct in the case was only negligent, not malicious, Superior Court Judge Thomas...

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