This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Criminal

Dec. 9, 2016

Sex offender accused of killing four women while wearing a GPS monitor begins his defense

Steven Dean Gordon, who faces the death penalty if convicted, represented himself before the jury.

By Meghann M. Cuniff
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SANTA ANA — A convicted sex offender accused of murdering four women while wearing a GPS monitor told an Orange County Superior Court jury Wednesday his reason for representing himself at trial: "Only cowards hide behind their attorneys."

Steven Dean Gordon delivered his opening statement Wednesday after choosing to wait until Senior Deputy District Attorney La...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up