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California Supreme Court

Dec. 13, 2014

Justices say court should have allowed hearing over extent of DA's involvement in case

Ventura County Superior Court should have allowed an evidentiary hearing over whether to disqualify a prosecutor in a high-profile murder trial, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday.


By Paul Jones


Daily Journal Staff Writer


Ventura County Superior Court should have allowed an evidentiary hearing over whether to disqualify a prosecutor in a high-profile murder trial, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday.


Judge Patricia Murphy erred in refusing to hold a hearing over whether Deputy Chief District Attorney Michael Frawley is too personally involved in a murder case against Joshua Graham Packer, a man accused of sexuall...

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