A man who could have earned the death penalty was instead set to be released from jail because of evidence violations.
Tag: Tony Rackauckas
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
OC Weekly: More Questionable Campaign Cash for DA
OC Weekly’s R. Scott Moxley reported that the DA took $3,200 from a wealthy Republican and his wife days before filing charges against their Democratic adversaries.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Campaign Cash Clouds DA’s Probe Into Santa Ana Mayor
As District Attorney Tony Rackauckas’ office investigates Miguel Pulido, the DA has taken contributions from Pulido’s campaign consultant as well as other allies of the mayor.
Posted inSanta Ana
DA to Santa Ana: Don’t Release Pulido Report
The Orange County District Attorney’s office is urging Santa Ana City Council members not to follow through on their vow to release the city’s investigative report on a real estate deal between Mayor Miguel Pulido and a city contractor, saying that doing so will jeopardize an ongoing criminal investigation.
Posted inSanta Ana
Santa Ana Council Issues Ultimatum on Pulido Case
Council members voted Tuesday to release to the public the city’s report on Mayor Miguel Pulido’s property swap case on Sept. 30 if the DA or the state’s political watchdog don’t file charges against the mayor before then.
Posted inIrvine
DA Requests Great Park Documents
The Orange County District Attorney sent a letter seeking all documents related to the city’s forensic investigation into the park’s finances.
Posted inGovernment, Top Stories
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.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
DA Discusses Adding Paralegals Due To Disclosure Problems
Prosecutors have come under serious fire over the past six months for failing to timely inform defendants and their lawyers of information gathered against them through use of jailhouse informants.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Investigative, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
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.
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.
