Informant Scandal

Ninth Circuit Overturns another Orange County Case Based on Faulty Informant Evidence

By David GreenwaldOctober 30, 20240 comments

A Ninth Circuit Panel held that the prosecution in the case against Charles Clements violated “Napue by…

DA Opposes Dismissal in Orange County Prosecutorial Misconduct Case

By David GreenwaldJanuary 3, 20240 comments

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Santa Ana, CA – Orange County Deputy DA Seton Hunt filed…

Massive Motion Unearths 15 Years of Prosecutorial Misconduct and Coverup in Orange County

By David GreenwaldSeptember 8, 20230 comments

By David M. Greenwald Executive Editor Santa Ana, CA – Orange County Public Defender on Thursday filed…

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Murder Conviction Collapses in Orange County in Wake of Informant Scandal

By David GreenwaldJune 23, 20220 comments

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

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

By David GreenwaldFebruary 10, 20220 comments

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

Monday Morning Thoughts: DA Spitzer, Heal Thyself

By David GreenwaldJanuary 31, 20222 comments

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

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

By David GreenwaldJanuary 7, 20220 comments

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

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

By David GreenwaldSeptember 20, 20210 comments

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

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

By David GreenwaldAugust 31, 20210 comments

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

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

By David GreenwaldAugust 13, 20211 comments

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

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

By David GreenwaldMarch 17, 20210 comments

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

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