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.
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Another Murder Conviction Reversed in Wake of Jail Informant Scandal
An Orange County Superior Court judge has overturned a man’s conviction for a 2006 murder in Santa Ana, ruling that the prosecution team violated the man’s constitutional rights in using a jailhouse informant to win a confession.
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Orange County Sued for ‘Excessive’ Jail Phone Charges
Inmates and their family members filed a class action lawsuit Thursday against Orange County and three other Southern California counties.
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Legal Heavyweights Call for Federal Probe of Orange County DA
A letter signed by a who’s who of the legal establishment, led by Erwin Chemerinsky, is the latest fallout from jail informants scandal.
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County Loses Out on Competition for Jail Funds
Officials had hoped to use state money for a $40 million refurbishing of its Intake Release Center.
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Gun-Toting Supervisors’ Chairman Detained Man at Restaurant
Sheriff’s officials say they investigated the previously undisclosed incident in April involving Supervisor Todd Spitzer and determined he broke no laws.
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Wozniak Lawyer Chronicles 30 Years of Alleged Abuses by Local Law Enforcement
In a mammoth motion, the public defender for Daniel Patrick Wozniak, the Costa Mesa man accused of a 2010 double murder, argues that his client shouldn’t face the death penalty because his constitutional rights have been violated by county law enforcement.
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County Counsel’s Office Knew About Secret Inmate Tracking System
In the latest revelation stemming from the jailhouse informants scandal, a court transcript shows that the Orange County Counsel’s office has known for at least a decade about “TRED,” a secret system that tracks the location of jail inmates and allowed sheriff’s deputies to strategically place informants.
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County Budget Hearing Kicks Off With Some Requests Not Recommended for Funding
Most of the discussion is expected to center on how to divvy up the more than $60 million in extra discretionary funding for the next fiscal year, which starts July 1.
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OC Register: Former Sheriff Mike Carona Released From Prison Early
Former Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona, who was convicted of witness tampering in 2009 following a federal corruption investigation, has been released from prison early.
