Records of six criminal cases, which include key documents showing prosecutorial misconduct involving jail informants, have disappeared from the Orange County Superior Court’s computer system.
Tag: Erik S. Petersen
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Prosecutor Accused of False Testimony Resigns
Erik S. Petersen, a lead prosecutor in major gang cases, was accused of false testimony during a hearing in the Scott Evans Dekraai case.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Murders Forgotten: How Far Did Prosecutors Go to Hide Informants Network?
Court records raise questions about how vigorously Santa Ana police and the Orange County District Attorney’s Office pursued murder cases.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Seal Beach, Top Stories
Lawyers Cite Recent Death Penalty Ruling in Dekraai Defense
The final chapter in an unprecedented hearing on alleged prosecutorial misconduct will focus on a federal court ruling that California’s death penalty system is unconstitutional.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Judge Testifies DA’s Office Wrong in Case of Withheld Evidence
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.
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Murder Conviction Vacated After DA’s Jailhouse Informant Network Exposed
A Santa Ana man’s conviction for murder and his life sentence becomes the first case overturned following disclosures from an unprecedented hearing on prosecutorial conduct.
