California Supreme Court
Aug. 20, 2014
Santa Clara County prosecutor committed misconduct, but verdict stands
A high-ranking Santa Clara County prosecutor is off the hook for what a lower court called a "pervasive pattern" of misconduct at a sex offender's trial, the state Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Monday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A high-ranking Santa Clara County prosecutor is off the hook for what a lower court called a "pervasive pattern" of misconduct at a sex offender's trial, the state Supreme Court unanimously ruled on Monday.
The decision averted a retrial for Dariel Shazier, who was involuntary committed to a state mental hospital after a jury concluded he was a "sexually violent predator." ...
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