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Criminal

Jun. 2, 2010

Ex-Prosecutor Can't Keep His Lawyer

A Contra Costa County prosecutor accused of raping and sodomizing a colleague lost his bid Friday to get the government to pay for his lawyer of choice.

By Laura Ernde

Daily Journal Staff Writer

A former Contra Costa County prosecutor accused of raping and sodomizing a colleague lost his bid Friday to get the government to pay for his lawyer of choice.

Michael Gressett, who was fired from the sex crime unit of the district attorney's office after the charges were filed against him in November 2008, wanted Dan Russo to continue representing him at county expense after he ra...

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