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Criminal

Dec. 1, 2016

OC public defender seeks to oust DA from another case

A hearing is underway in Orange County to determine whether the district attorney's office should be removed from a 10-year-old murder case because of allegations of altered investigative reports and information withheld from defense lawyers.

By Meghann M. Cuniff
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SANTA ANA — A hearing is underway in Orange County to determine whether the district attorney's office should be removed from a 10-year-old murder case because of allegations of altered investigative reports and information withheld from defense lawyers.

Superior Court Judge Thomas M. Goethals indicated Tuesday he's sympathetic to defense arguments regarding a ...

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