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Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Oct. 26, 2012

Santa Clara County prosecutor defends himself at State Bar trial

A Santa Clara County prosecutor told a State Bar judge Wednesday he did not know about a video of a sexual assault victim's medical examination and said he left most of the discovery issues to somebody else.


By Hadley Robinson


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A Santa Clara County prosecutor told a State Bar judge Wednesday he did not know about a video of a sexual assault victim's medical examination, and portrayed himself as a new member of the sexual assault team who left most of the discovery issues to somebody else.


Deputy District Attorney Troy A. Benson took the stand in the sixth day of a trial against him over claims he withheld a videotape...

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