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Judge van Rooyen in his ruling said the court couldn’t grant the motion unless the facts showed a conflict so grave that it was unlikely defendants would receive a fair trial. CvR said he understands the defense’s argument, but “it is an adversarial process.”
Lauren [URL='https://twitter.com/LaurenWalike']@LaurenWalike [/URL]
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Deputy Attorney General Seth Mccutcheon also appeared in court today and said the defense had unsupported allegations. Judge van Rooyen ultimately said that it would be “unethical for a prosecutor to put on the case if he did not believe in the guilt of the defendant.”
Matt Fountain [URL='https://twitter.com/MattFountain1']@MattFountain1 [/URL]
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A representative from the CA AG’s Office, which would have had to take the case if the motion was granted, argued that it was the defense’s burden to show how the conduct specifically biases proceedings against P&RF. “We’re not even in front of a jury,” Seth McCutcheon argued.
Cameryn Oakes [URL='https://twitter.com/OakesCameryn']@OakesCameryn [/URL]
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The San Luis Obispo District Attorney’s Office and Deputy District Attorney Chris Peuvrelle will continue prosecuting the case.
[URL='https://twitter.com/Alexa_Bertola']Alexa Bertola @Alexa_Bertola 9m
This morning the judge denied the defense’s motion to recuse the district attorney’s office from prosecuting the case because of the color of their clothes #KristinSmartCase[/URL]
Lauren [URL='https://twitter.com/LaurenWalike']@LaurenWalike [/URL]
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Defense attorney Robert Sanger said the prosecution wearing purple ties during proceedings “brings into question the impartiality of the investigation.” “You can’t adopt the team colors when that team is to convict Paul Flores,” Sanger said.
Matt Fountain [URL='https://twitter.com/MattFountain1']@MattFountain1 [/URL]
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“You can’t adopt the team colors as a prosecutor when that team is (attempting) to convict Paul Flores,” Sanger argued.
Cameryn Oakes [URL='https://twitter.com/OakesCameryn']@OakesCameryn [/URL]
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The judge said that he did not find any evidence that displays a conflict of interest and would not result in a fair trial.
Matt Fountain [URL='https://twitter.com/MattFountain1']@MattFountain1 [/URL]
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Defense attorney Robert Sanger, representing PF, said the prosecutor, DA investigator, and DA witness coordinator each have worn purple, which was KS’ favorite color. Sanger said that showing “trivializes what’s going on” and is a “serious problem” for an eventual fair trial
Cameryn Oakes [URL='https://twitter.com/OakesCameryn']@OakesCameryn [/URL]
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The defense argued that the District Attorney’s Office wearing purple attire in support of Kristin Smart was a conflict of interest and denied Paul Flores a fair trial.
if I did let me know. I’m still learning.
