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Those Cheatin' OC Sheriff's Deputiesnew
Judge Considers Perjury Findings Against Deputy For Death Penalty Case Testimony
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
02-19-2015 |
Crime & Justice
A Question of Identitynew
Which accused L.A. crime figure is a friend of a friend of ex-Los Angeles D.A. Steve Cooley?
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
04-10-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Steve Cooley
The Nurse, The Rapist and Their Shady Charitynew
He nearly beat his wife to death, but the Ironwood State Prison resident wants you to donate to his anti-domestic-violence charity.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
08-16-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Prince Edward Maryland
Another Cops-Beating-Homeless-Man Storynew
It isn't just the Kelly Thomas killing in which cops believe they have the right to execute a citizen during a scuffle.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
05-18-2012 |
Crime & Justice
The Real Squatters of OCnew
Can you really just show up at a multimillion-dollar beach home and move in without buying it or paying rent? Apparently, yes.
Hate & Deathnew
The killer is a white supremacist. The victim was a Vietnamese American. Does that make the killing a hate crime? The California Supreme Court is set to decide.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
07-18-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
If DNA Evidence Doesn't Fit in Orange County, Alter It?new
In the wake of a November 2005 OC Weekly article detailing how a 20-year-old Buena Park man faced prison for a robbery/carjacking he didn't commit, prosecutors asked the Orange County Sheriff's Department crime lab to alter key exculpatory evidence.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
03-18-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
California Prosecutors Asked Crime Lab to Doctor DNA Resultsnew
In a controversial robbery case that sent an innocent 20-year-old California man to prison in 2005, prosecutors told a forensic specialist in a sheriff's crime lab to claim falsely that the man's DNA had been found at the crime scene.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
03-14-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Lady Killernew
An Orange County jury ponders this question: Who is the right-handed man who murdered Minnie Smith?
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
12-18-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Crossing the Thin Blue Linenew
Police expert slams Orange County Sheriff's Department for "cowboy" attitude and "fatal errors" that led to a street execution.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
12-04-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
She's The (Under) Sheriffnew
Indicted by the Feds, Michael S. Carona slides his most loyal soldier into temporary command at the Orange County Sheriff's Department.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
11-14-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
They Got the Sheriffnew
Orange County Sheriff Michael S. Carona's reign has been equal parts tragedy and comedy. With his indictment, it enters its final act.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
11-06-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Orange County's Magnum Enforcernew
In an ongoing federal civil trial, it's clear that one of Sheriff Michael S. Carona's more violent deputies enjoys gunplay.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
11-06-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Mind of a Pedophilenew
Two convicted child molesters get another stiff sentence for a crime they thought about committing.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
10-23-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Gang's Not Herenew
Inmate says attempted-murder conviction must be reversed because cops cheated -- a judge is listening.
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
08-14-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
