The Orange County District Attorney’s Office has dropped murder charges against another defendant after allegations that prosecutors improperly withheld evidence gleaned from a network of jailhouse informants.
Tag: Jailhouse Snitch Scandal
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DA Lapses Result in Release of Murderer
A man who could have earned the death penalty was instead set to be released from jail because of evidence violations.
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Dekraai Judge: DA Misconduct Not Enough to Bar Death Sentence
The ruling by Superior Court Judge Thomas M. Goethals ended a six-month hearing on a jailhouse informant network run by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office.
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Final Arguments Made in Unique Attempt to Save Mass Murderer From Death
A months-long and unprecedented hearing on alleged prosecutorial misconduct in the case of Scott Evans Dekraai drew to a close Thursday.
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New Evidence Extends Hearing on Jailhouse Informants Into This Week
Judge rules against one attempt to remove the death penalty from the case of mass-murderer Scott Evans Dekraai, but will hear new testimony on alleged failure by prosecutors to disclose evidence.
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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.
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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.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Safety, Security & Justice, Seal Beach, Top Stories
DA Chief of Staff Testifies in Seal Beach Mass Murder Case
The lead public defender in the Scott Evans Dekraai case grilled Susan Kang Schroeder about her comments to the media and victims’ families.
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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.
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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.
