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Prosecutor Recusal in California

By Kent Scheidegger et al.

California Supreme Court's decision in Humberto S. was not the only prosecutor recusal opinion issued by the California Supreme Court today. Today, the court also decided Hollywood v. Superior Court and Haraguchi v. Superior Court. The case of Jesse James Hollywood (really) involved the murder of Nick Markowitz. According the court's statement of facts, Hollywood is accused of ordering the kidnapping and eventual murder of Nick in order to extort repayment from Nick's older half-brother Ben. After Nick was killed, Hollywood became a fugitive and fled to Brazil. The prosecutor obtained convictions of Hollywood's accomplices to the murder, but Hollywood remained at large. Apparently in an effort to track down Hollywood, the prosecutor turned over materials to a movie director who was making a film about Nick's murder...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime and Consequences on May 12, 2008 (boomark / email).