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Murder Conviction Collapses in Orange County in Wake of Informant Scandal

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 23, 2022
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Murder Conviction Collapses in Orange County in Wake of Informant Scandal

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Santa Ana, CA - The murder conviction of Ramon Alvarez was overtur ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Santa Ana, CA - The murder conviction of Ramon Alvarez was overturned by a US District Court Central District of California in March. In late May, Assistant Oran ...

June 23, 2022
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Orange County DA Forced to Fire Senior Level Prosecutor Due to Misconduct

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: February 10, 2022
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Orange County DA Forced to Fire Senior Level Prosecutor Due to Misconduct

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Orange County, CA – Last summer the Vanguard reported that Judge D ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Orange County, CA – Last summer the Vanguard reported that Judge Donahue was asked by the DA’s office to throw out the 2010 conviction of Paul Gentile Smith for ...

February 10, 2022
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Monday Morning Thoughts: DA Spitzer, Heal Thyself

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 31, 2022
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Monday Morning Thoughts: DA Spitzer, Heal Thyself

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Orange County, CA – It is difficult to remember now but when Todd ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Orange County, CA – It is difficult to remember now but when Todd Spitzer, a former Republican Assemblymember, ran for DA in 2018 against Tony Rackaukas, he ran ...

January 31, 2022
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Motion to Compel Discovery Shows a Series of Lies and Inconsistencies by Top OC Sheriff’s Investigator

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: January 07, 2022
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Motion to Compel Discovery Shows a Series of Lies and Inconsistencies by Top OC Sheriff’s Investigator

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Santa Ana, CA – In December a top Orange County sheriff’s investig ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Santa Ana, CA – In December a top Orange County sheriff’s investigator testified that he believed it was all right to write in his reports that he had booked evi ...

January 07, 2022
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Orange County Judge Agrees to Disqualify Himself in High Profile Murder Case

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 20, 2021
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Orange County Judge Agrees to Disqualify Himself in High Profile Murder Case

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Orange County, CA – Last month the Orange County DA Todd Spitzer a ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Orange County, CA – Last month the Orange County DA Todd Spitzer and his office agreed to retry a 2010 high profile conviction of Paul Gentile Smith for a Sunset ...

September 20, 2021
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Commentary: Spitzer Has Failed to Clean House in Orange County and His Cover-Up Is Leaking

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 31, 2021
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Commentary: Spitzer Has Failed to Clean House in Orange County and His Cover-Up Is Leaking

OIR Report Is Subtle but Lifts the Veil in Orange County By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Santa An ...

OIR Report Is Subtle but Lifts the Veil in Orange County By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Santa Ana, CA – It is perhaps easy to miss the importance of the OIR (Office of Indepedent Review) repo ...

August 31, 2021
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Prosecutorial Misconduct Leads to High Profile Murder Conviction Thrown Out in Orange County

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 13, 2021
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Prosecutorial Misconduct Leads to High Profile Murder Conviction Thrown Out in Orange County

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Orange County, CA – The failure to properly address the informant ...

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Orange County, CA – The failure to properly address the informant scandal has blown up in the face of Orange County DA Todd Spitzer, as the 2010 high profile con ...

August 13, 2021
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Hardin Announces a Run at OC DA Spitzer, Lays Out Progressive Platform and Then Hammers the Current DA

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: March 17, 2021
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Hardin Announces a Run at OC DA Spitzer, Lays Out Progressive Platform and Then Hammers the Current DA

By David M. Greenwald It was just 2018 when Todd Spitzer, promising reform and to crack down on multiple ...

By David M. Greenwald It was just 2018 when Todd Spitzer, promising reform and to crack down on multiple scandals in the previous DA’s office, defeated the incumbent DA Tony Rackaukas with support fro ...

March 17, 2021
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Commentary: DeSantis Goes After Bragg and Crime Rather Than Offering Full Throated Defense of Trump

Bisch Sues County in Federal Court Over Yolo Food Bank Dismissal

Court Denies Huntington Beach’s Request for a Temporary Restraining Order

Commentary: It’s Time to Kill the Death Penalty

LA Times Editorial Board: California Still Shortchanges Criminal Accused’s Right to Counsel

Wrongfully Convicted Man Urges State of Missouri to Stop Using Jailhouse Informants

Tyre Nichols Funeral Sparks Emotions about Police of All Colors

Governor Newsom Announces $1 Billion Master Plan to Tackle Fentanyl and Opioid Crisis

LAPD Officer Found Guilty of Perjury in 2019 DUI Arrest

Guest Commentary: Lessons from U Mall

Murder Conviction Collapses in Orange County in Wake of Informant Scandal

Murder Conviction Collapses in Orange County in Wake of Informant Scandal

Orange County DA Forced to Fire Senior Level Prosecutor Due to Misconduct

Orange County DA Forced to Fire Senior Level Prosecutor Due to Misconduct

Monday Morning Thoughts: DA Spitzer, Heal Thyself

Monday Morning Thoughts: DA Spitzer, Heal Thyself

Motion to Compel Discovery Shows a Series of Lies and Inconsistencies by Top OC Sheriff’s Investigator

Motion to Compel Discovery Shows a Series of Lies and Inconsistencies by Top OC Sheriff’s Investigator

Orange County Judge Agrees to Disqualify Himself in High Profile Murder Case

Orange County Judge Agrees to Disqualify Himself in High Profile Murder Case

Commentary: Spitzer Has Failed to Clean House in Orange County and His Cover-Up Is Leaking

Commentary: Spitzer Has Failed to Clean House in Orange County and His Cover-Up Is Leaking

Prosecutorial Misconduct Leads to High Profile Murder Conviction Thrown Out in Orange County

Prosecutorial Misconduct Leads to High Profile Murder Conviction Thrown Out in Orange County

Hardin Announces a Run at OC DA Spitzer, Lays Out Progressive Platform and Then Hammers the Current DA

Hardin Announces a Run at OC DA Spitzer, Lays Out Progressive Platform and Then Hammers the Current DA

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