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...

Judges and Judiciary

May 5, 2006

Murder Convict Says His Ties to Office Led DA to Be Overzealous

Chief Justice Ronald M. George suggested Wednesday that the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office was too harsh on a murder defendant while trying to avoid looking too soft. George voiced concern that because the young man's mother and ste

By Itir Yakar
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      Chief Justice Ronald M. George suggested Wednesday that the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office was too harsh on a murder defendant while trying to avoid looking too soft.
      George voiced concern that because the young man's mother and stepfather worked for the district attorney's office, prosecutors might have gone too far...

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