California Supreme Court
May 14, 2008
DA's Crime Fiction Is Not Proof of a Conflict
Prosecutors can't be booted off a case just for pursuing a book or movie project inspired by true crime, the California Supreme Court said Monday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
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Prosecutors can't be booted off a case just for pursuing a book or movie project inspired by true crime, the California Supreme Court said Monday.
To get a prosecutor kicked off, the defense first must prove that there is a genuine conflict of interest that would undermine a fair trial, the court said in a ...
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