Criminal
Dec. 20, 2016
OC judge says he's close to contempt hearings for sheriff
Judge Thomas Goethals said he's close to calling contempt of court hearings for Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens because of ongoing discovery issues in the capital case of Seal Beach mass murderer Scott Evans Dekraai.




Daily Journal Staff Writer
SANTA ANA — An Orange County judge said he's close to calling contempt of court hearings for Sheriff Sandra Hutchens because of ongoing discovery issues in the capital case of Seal Beach mass murderer Scott Evans Dekraai.
"The last thing any judge I know — and I know a lot of judges — wants to conduct is a direct contempt hearing as to any elected o...
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