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Criminal

Aug. 23, 2016

OC judge in Dekraai death penalty case 'disturbed' by new material

A judge presiding over the death penalty case of Seal Beach mass murderer Scott Dekraai said Friday he was "disappointed" and "disturbed" by a recently revealed log of notes from sheriff's deputies about jail informants.

By Meghann M. Cuniff
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SANTA ANA — A judge presiding over the death penalty case of Seal Beach mass murderer Scott Dekraai said Friday he was "disappointed" and "disturbed" by a recently revealed log of notes from sheriff's deputies about jail informants.

"I think there is significant, substantial discoverable material that I probably should have seen years ago," said Orange County S...

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