Criminal
Mar. 22, 2018
OC judge rejects informant angle in preliminary hearing but leaves door open
On the latest ruling involving Orange County's jailhouse informant controversy, a judge prohibited a defense attorney from questioning an investigator about any involvement with the use of informants during a preliminary hearing in a drug case.
WESTMINSTER -- In the latest ruling involving Orange County's jailhouse informant controversy, a judge overseeing a preliminary hearing in a drug case prohibited a defense attorney from questioning an investigator about any involvement with the use of informants.
Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeremy D. Dolnick said the proposed questions from Assistant Public Defender Scott L. Sanders had probative value but weren't relevant fo...
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