The money is needed to pay for paralegals following revelations that the DA’s office failed to properly disclose evidence to criminal defendants.
Tag: Scott Evans Dekraai
Posted inCountywide, Seal Beach, Top Stories
Dekraai Pleads Guilty to Seal Beach Shooting Rampage
Scott Evans Dekraai pleaded guilty to killing his ex-wife and seven others at a Seal Beach beauty salon in 2011.
Posted inCountywide, Investigative, Seal Beach, Top Stories
Dekraai Might Plead Guilty to Seal Beach Hair Salon Murders
The public defender for Scott Evans Dekraai made a vaguely worded statement in court Friday indicating that a guilty plea could come next week in the county’s largest-ever mass murder case.
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.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
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
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.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
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, Government, Investigative, Top Stories
Court Opens Records Alleging Improper Jailhouse Informants
Lawyers with the Orange County public defender’s office claim “outrageous conduct” by district attorney’s office and Sheriff’s Department.
Posted inGovernment, Investigative, Top Stories
Staff Issues Critical Report on Enacting Laura’s Law
County report concludes that the state law aimed at getting
treatment for severely mentally ill people would be too costly to
implement.
