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Criminal

Apr. 2, 2020

Former public defender’s relationship with law enforcement brings success in DA role

Modoc County DA Samuel Kyllo has secured 45 state prisons sentences in his first 15 months in office.

Former public defender’s relationship with law enforcement brings success in DA role
Modoc County DA Samuel Kyllo

Samuel Kyllo, the former Modoc County public defender elected district attorney, has secured 45 state prison sentences in his first 15 months in office. That's one sentence shy of what his predecessor obtained in his entire second term and more than three times that of the previous DAs combined in the county of 10,000 residents in the northeastern corner of California.

It's uncommon for a former public defender to boast about high co...

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