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Apr. 7, 2020

DA’s resignation worsens Modoc County’s prosecutorial instability

Samuel Kyllo, the former county public defender elected district attorney, resigned from his post on Friday, having achievecd a 90% conviction rate in cases that went to trial during his first 15 months in office.

DA’s resignation worsens Modoc County’s prosecutorial instability
Samuel Kyllo

Samuel Kyllo, the former Modoc County public defender elected district attorney, resigned from his post on Friday, having achieved a 90% conviction rate in cases that went to trial during his first 15 months in office.

While it's unclear what warranted Kyllo's sudden resignation, he has applied for an open deputy district attorney position in Kings County District Attorney Keith Fagundes' office, according to Phil Esbenshade, Kings ...

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