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Government

Oct. 27, 2006

AG Rejects Releasing Past Criminal Data

LOS ANGELES - Prosecutors across the state may be forced to adjust their public-records policy in light of an attorney general's opinion barring the release of a criminal defendant's past convictions and parole status.

By Ryan Oliver
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      LOS ANGELES - Prosecutors across the state may be forced to adjust their public-records policy in light of an attorney general's opinion barring the release of a criminal defendant's past convictions and parole status.
      The opinion, written by Deputy Attorney General Daniel G. Stone, is based on a 30-year-old law that appears to confl...

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