When attorney Xia Zhao was shot to death Tuesday, a California murder case from 2003 spun off in a tragic new direction. Police arrested Jason Cai, 49, and booked him on a homicide charge in connection with Zhao's death. Zhao and other attorneys had been litigating a wrongful death case against Cai in connection with the 2003 killing. With Cai likely to face murder charges again, some in the legal community said prosecutors might have trouble getting into evidence the past accusations against him.
July 03, 2008 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
When South Bay attorney Xia Zhao was shot to death Tuesday morning, a Santa Clara County, Calif., murder case from 2003 spun off in a tragic new direction.
Police arrested Jason Cai, 49, and booked him on a homicide charge in connection with Zhao’s death. Zhao and other attorneys had been litigating a wrongful death case against Cai in connection with the 2003 killing.
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