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Criminal

Aug. 17, 2017

Final defendant’s brief in OC capital case says evidence for dismissal is ‘overwhelming’

An Orange County judge will decide Friday whether to dismiss the death penalty for a confessed mass murderer.

The defendant’s final brief in an evidence hearing that could result Friday in dismissal of the death penalty for a confessed mass murderer says evidence “overwhelming establishes” that prosecutors and jailers orchestrated the killer next to a seasoned informant and continue to withhold evidence that could reveal other contacts with informants.

Assistant Public Defender Scott L. Sanders filed the 21-page post-hearing brief late Tues...

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