The Orange County Sheriff's Department must review the evidence in more than 22,000 cases after 15 deputies were criminally investigated for failing to properly book information.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department must review the evidence in more than 22,000 cases after 15 deputies were criminally investigated for failing to properly book information.
“These are not merely cases that have been affected,” said Sheriff Don Barnes. “In every one of these cases, a person accused of a crime is owed their right to due process in the criminal justice system. In some cases, there is also a victim who wants to see justice served.”in the handling of evidence. Two audits conducted from February 2018 to February 2019 found issues with deputies booking evidence “outside of department policy,” according to the Sheriff’s Department.
The department started reviewing evidence in cases in December after the district attorney’s office identified more than 1,200 active criminal cases in need of review.
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