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Nov. 4, 2016

OC DA uses YouTube to make its case against defense campaign in 30-year-old murder

A series of videos, also posted to the DA's Facebook and advertised on social media, explains the prosecution's case against convicted murderer Kenneth Clair, whose death sentence was overturned by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last year in an unusual ruling that referred to the appellant as a John Doe.

By Meghann M. Cuniff
Daily Journal Staff Writer

The Orange County district attorney's office has turned to an unorthodox outlet in response to a defense campaign to try to overturn a 30-year-old murder conviction: YouTube LLC.

A series of videos, also posted to the DA's Facebook and advertised on social media, explains the prosecution's case against convicted murderer Kenneth Clair, whose death sentence was overturned by the 9th U.S. Ci...

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