Scott Sanders, an assistant public defender in Orange County, California, speaks outside the courthouse Aug. 9. 2021. Photo: Meghann M. Cuniff/ALM 'Prosecutor's Office Hid Key Evidence': Orange County Judge Overturns Murder Conviction in Ongoing Jail Informant Scandal
Todd Spitzer, the current elected Orange County district attorney, said prosecutors "have confidence in the facts that resulted in the defendant's 2010 murder conviction."
August 10, 2021 at 11:54 AM
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Criminal Law
Amid new revelations about a years-long scandal involving jail informants, a California state judge on Monday overturned the murder conviction of a man who's been in custody for 12 years.
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