A prosecutor's stepson convicted of murder may win a new trial based on claims his case was overzealously prosecuted by a district attorney's office intent on avoiding signs of impropriety. During oral arguments Wednesday, the California Supreme Court appeared sympathetic to Andrew Vasquez's allegations that the Los Angeles County DA's office bent over backwards to ensure he got no leniency because both his parents were longtime employees of that agency.
May 05, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A prosecutor’s stepson convicted of murder may win a new trial based on claims his case was overzealously prosecuted by a district attorney’s office intent on avoiding signs of impropriety.
During oral arguments Wednesday, the California Supreme Court appeared sympathetic to Andrew Vasquez’s allegations that the Los Angeles County DA’s office bent over backwards to ensure he got no leniency because both his parents were longtime employees of that agency.
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