All L.A. Daily Journal Articles by Michael Harris D.J. Reporter who first broke the story and has followed it ever since.
Crime is contagious.
If the Government becomes a lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law. DA Press Release DA Return Admissions, Denials, and Apologies. Affidavit alleges DA violated court's order to provide notice and production to all defendants whose criminal investigations in any way involved wiretapping and requested alternative enforcement of orders. Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office was joined by the Alternate Public Defender's Office, over 50 Private Attorneys, the National Lawyers Guild, and the National Conference of Black Lawyers, and the L.A. Criminal Courts Bar Association. However, the DA's Office have taken the position that they will only provide discovery in these proceedings to the Public Defender's Office and such discovery will be limited to the Atel and Downey Wiretap Operations.