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Criminal

Jun. 6, 2017

Murder victim's widower testifies in emotional evidence hearing

The testimony from a bereaved family member of one of the victims followed remarks by Orange County Superior Court Judge Thomas M. Goethals.

By Meghann M. Cuniff
Daily Journal Staff Writer

SANTA ANA — An Orange County Superior Court judge presiding over an unprecedented evidence hearing in a capital case described Monday a balancing process that he said drives his thinking.

Judge Thomas M. Goethals referenced a 2014 4th District Court of Appeal decision in which Presiding Justice Kathleen E. O'Leary described the need to balance the rights of all...

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