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Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Aug. 27, 2018

Orange County prosecutor suspended for failing to disclose exculpatory evidence

A Orange County deputy district attorney should be suspended for six months for failing to disclose exculpatory evidence to the defense in a child abuse case, which a State Bar Court panel determined was done unreasonably and “to secure a strategic trial advantage.”

An Orange County deputy district attorney should be suspended for six months for failing to disclose exculpatory evidence to the defense in a child abuse case, which a State Bar Court panel determined was done unreasonably and "to secure a strategic trial advantage."

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