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Criminal

Apr. 24, 2010

Deputy Cuffed Defender

A Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputy who handcuffed a public defender and forced her into a Downey courtroom for a hearing acted on his own, internal investigation by the Public Defender's office has found.

By Sandra Hernandez

Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles County deputy sheriff who handcuffed a public defender and forced her into a Downey courtroom for a hearing acted on his own, an internal investigation by the Public Defender's office has found.

An audio recording of the Feb. 11 incident captured by a court recorder's stenography machine revealed that a referee ordered Deputy Public Defender Flor...

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