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Government

Nov. 7, 2014

Prosecutor fights suspension, saying he was singled out for punishment

A Santa Clara County prosecutor suspended for withholding potentially exculpatory evidence in an eight-defendant murder case struck back at his bosses on Wednesday, claiming his conduct was normal within the district attorney's office.


By Emily Green


Daily Journal Staff Writer


SAN JOSE - A Santa Clara County prosecutor suspended for withholding potentially exculpatory evidence in an eight-defendant murder case struck back at his bosses on Wednesday, claiming his conduct was normal within the district attorney's office and that he was singled out for punishment.


The public arbitration before retired Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Kevin Murphy pitted prosecutor ag...

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