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Judges and Judiciary,
Criminal

Feb. 11, 2022

Prosecutor running for judge is fired after investigation

Orange County Deputy District Attorney Ebrahim Baytieh allegedly failed to disclose information to defense lawyers

A high ranking Orange County prosecutor and candidate for superior court judge has been fired by District Attorney Todd Spitzer following an independent investigation into alleged prosecutorial misconduct that surfaced during a retrial petition last year.

In August 2021, Paul Gentile Smith's attorneys, Assistant Public Defender Sara Ross and Assistant Public Defender Scott Sanders, accused Senior Assistant District Attorney Ebrahim Baytieh ...

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