Ethics/Professional Responsibility,
Criminal
Jul. 21, 2020
OCDA report says ex-prosecutors engage in misconduct, harming death penalty case
The report details a series of alleged prosecutorial missteps in the months after Scott Dekraai, a then-41-year-old former tugboat operator, walked into a hair salon in Seal Beach and shot to death his ex-wife and seven other people.
Prosecutors engaged in misconduct and damaged the case against the worst mass killer in Orange County history, according to a report released Monday by District Attorney Todd A. Spitzer, who was elected after the case ended.
The report details a series of alleged prosecutorial missteps in the months after Scott Dekraai, a then-41-year-old former tugboat operator, walked into a hair salon in Seal Beach and shot to death his ex-wife a...
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