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Ethics/Professional Responsibility

Oct. 13, 2017

State Bar Court judge doubles requested suspension for OC prosecutor

A State Bar court judge recommended a one-year minimum suspension, double what the bar prosecutor requested, for an Orange County prosecutor accused of suppressing exculpatory evidence in a child abuse case.

State Bar Court judge doubles requested suspension for OC prosecutor
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A State Bar Court judge recommended a one-year minimum suspension, double what the State Bar’s attorney had requested, for an Orange County deputy district attorney accused of suppressing exculpatory evidence in a child abuse case.

Judge Yvette D. Roland said prosecutor Sandra Lee Nassar’s own testimony — that she believes everything she did was right — was a severe aggravating factor in the decision.

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