Criminal
Jun. 17, 2016
Tension between DA, Persky reaches new high
Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen's office filed a peremptory challenge to Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky's assignment to another case.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Tension between Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeff Rosen's office and Superior Court Judge Aaron Persky, who sentenced convicted felon and former Stanford swimmer Brock Turner to six months in jail for sexual assault, escalated when the DA's office removed Persky from a preliminary hearing for a new sexual assault case.
Now Rosen's office says it will consider peremptorily challenging P...
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