Superior Court Judge Terri K. Flynn-Peister, a former federal prosecutor, on stand in highly unusual instance of judge as a witness in her own jurisdiction.
Tag: Dan Wagner
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DA’s Improper Disclosures to Cost County Nearly $630K
The money is needed to pay for paralegals following revelations that the DA’s office failed to properly disclose evidence to criminal defendants.
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Top DA Prosecutor: Office Didn’t Properly Disclose Evidence
The unprecedented acknowledgement by an assistant district attorney on the witness stand came during testimony in the Seal Beach mass murder case.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories
Testimony Provides Rare Look Into Use of Jailhouse Informants
The Orange County district attorney’s office is accused of violating defendants’ rights with an intelligence-gathering operation inside county jails.
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Jailhouse Informants Set to Take Stand in Superior Court
An unusual hearing will start today in Orange County Superior Court, with the credibility of leading county prosecutors on the line.
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Public Defender: Remove DA From Mass Murder Case
The motion follows allegations of an extensive jailhouse informant system that violated constitutional rights of defendants in OC jails.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Irvine, Top Stories
What’s a Great Park To Do?
Irvine’s redevelopment agency — the primary means of funding
construction of the Great Park — could disappear because of a state
Supreme Court decision. Great Park leaders have yet to devise solid
alternatives.
