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Criminal

Sep. 2, 2006

Man's Conviction Bounced a Second Time

Kern County Deputy Public Defender Michael Lukehart was watching a trial when he discovered evidence that might have helped one of his clients beat a charge of second-degree murder.

By Laura Ernde
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      Kern County Deputy Public Defender Michael Lukehart was watching a trial when he discovered evidence that might have helped one of his clients beat a charge of second-degree murder.
      The evidence, Lukehart believed, should have been handed over to him by the prosecutor before his client's trial.
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