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Jul. 18, 2017

AG calls one witness in OC hearing on death penalty and discovery violations

A nearly two-month evidence hearing in a capital case tentatively concluded Monday with prosecutors questioning the scope of their discovery obligations regarding a trove of documents generated as part of a separate investigation by their office.

SANTA ANA — A nearly two-month evidence hearing in a capital case tentatively concluded Monday with prosecutors questioning the scope of their discovery obligations regarding a trove of documents generated as part of a separate investigation by their office.

Deputy Attorney General Michael T. Murphy said he doesn’t anticipate “any smoking gun” from the documents, which his colleagues in Los Angeles have as part of their criminal in...

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