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Criminal

Feb. 23, 2010

'All-American Boy' Tapped for Polanski, Jackson Death Cases

The selection of Deputy District Attorney David Walgren to prosecute Michael Jackson's doctor signals that the Los Angeles County DA's Office has a new go-to lawyer for celebrity cases.

By Greg Katz

Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - For most people, the selection of Deputy District Attorney David Walgren to prosecute Michael Jackson's doctor probably meant nothing.

But to D.A. watchers and celebrity justice fans, it signaled the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office has a new go-to lawyer for celebrity cases.

"I just can't think of a better person to assign that c...

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