Court records raise questions about how vigorously Santa Ana police and the Orange County District Attorney’s Office pursued murder cases.
Tag: Thomas Goethals
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Sheriff’s Department Use of Jailhouse Tracking System Under Scrutiny
In latest chapter of jailhouse informants case, an Orange County public defender alleges that records from the largely secret computer system were withheld from Scott Evans Dekraai defense.
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Judge Recuses Himself From Wozniak Case
Citing negative feelings toward public defender, James A. Stotler said Tuesday another judge should hear high-profile murder case.
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Judge Re-Opens Hearing on DA Informants Case
Hearing to examine new allegations of local law enforcement irregularities related to jailhouse informant network.
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DA Drops More Charges Rather Than Release Informant Records
The latest in the ongoing fallout of the jailhouse informant case.
Posted inHealth & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories
More Murder Charges Dropped in Wake of DA Informants Case
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.
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Judge Sets Date for Bustamante Trial
The trial, scheduled to begin in November, was supposed to go to judge in the jailhouse informants case but DA’s office objected.
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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.
