Criminal
Jan. 5, 2017
OC judge deciding whether to remove DA's office from murder case
A judge focused on whether a structural incentive prevents all the Orange County prosecutors from treating the defendant fairly.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SANTA ANA — A superior court judge deciding whether to remove the entire Orange County district attorney's office from a murder case focused Tuesday on the biggest issue before him: Is there a structural incentive within the office that will prevent all prosecutors from treating the defendant fairly?
"If the boss has interest in seeing a homicide charge pursued ... doesn't that creat...
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