Government,
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California Courts of Appeal
Aug. 17, 2020
Orange County DA defends report on jailhouse snitches
Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer is being scrutinized over a report he commissioned that cleared his office of prosecutorial misconduct in all but one case relating to the county’s sprawling jailhouse informant scandal after a state appellate court revived a lawsuit seeking to end the program last week.
Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer is being scrutinized over a report he commissioned that cleared his office of prosecutorial misconduct in all but one case relating to the county's sprawling jailhouse informant scandal after a state appellate court revived a lawsuit seeking to end the program last week.
"He needs external oversight, and that's what our case will provide now that it's going forward," said Somil Trivedi, A...
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