
JAMES M. CRAWFORD
Criminal Defense & Appeals Attorney
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Judge Frees O.C. Inmate While Conviction Tested
Orange County; Judge Frees O.C. Inmate While Conviction Tested; Courts: The verdict against George Lopez could be tossed. Witnesses have doubts, and another prisoner insists Lopez isn’t guilty.
New murder trial ordered in Orange County jailhouse snitch fallout
SANTA ANA – An Orange County judge on Thursday granted a retrial for a man twice convicted of a double murder – the latest case to unravel amid the controversy over the use of jailhouse informants by local police and…
New trial ordered for convicted killer after O.C. jail informant’s role revealed
In Orange County Superior Court judge on Thursday ordered a new trial for a convicted killer on the grounds that authorities failed to reveal that a key witness was a regular informant, the latest fallout in an ongoing controversy involving…
OC Judge Overturns Murder Conviction Because of Prosecution Cheating
Expect Tony Rackauckas, Orange County’s embattled district attorney, and his staffers to quickly order more gallons of a special brand of potent Kool-Aid called Absolute Denial.
Court of Appeals Says OC Prosecutors Withheld Evidence in Another Jailhouse Informants Case
The appeals court ruling is the latest fallout from Orange County’s jailhouse snitch scandal which centers on how OC prosecutors and the Sheriff’s Department participated in the unconstitutional use of jailhouse informants and withheld informant evidence from defense attorneys.