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Prosecutors want Rebecca Grossman’s access to jailhouse phones cut off after they say she encouraged illegal conduct and her team attempted to tamper with jurors who convicted her of double murder.Deputy Dist. Atty. Ryan Gould and his colleague Jamie Castro filed a motion Monday that detailed several jailhouse calls Grossman had with her daughter and husband since her Feb. 23 conviction for killing two young brothers in a crosswalk while speeding on a residential Westlake Village street.According to court documents,…

Prosecutors asked that the bail of Rebecca Grossman be revoked in her murder trial Friday, saying that while the jury was deliberating she orchestrated the release of sealed evidence that jurors have not seen. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Joseph Brandolino said he would investigate the matter but was not inclined to jail Grossman, although he admonished her that she cannot give reporters evidence that is barred from disclosure.“You don’t want to be remanded,” the judge told the Hidden Hills woman charged with…

An L.A. County prosecutor on Monday was awarded $1.5 million in a retaliation lawsuit against Dist. Atty. George Gascón. It is a grim omen for the county’s top prosecutor, who faces at least a dozen similar civil claims.Shawn Randolph, the former head of the juvenile division of the district attorney’s office, claimed she was shuttled off to the parole division for pushing back against some of Gascón’s shifts to the handling of criminal cases involving minors, including his blanket ban on trying juveniles as adults.…

The Los Angeles County district attorney’s office has opened a criminal investigation into whether Sheriff Alex Villanueva violated state law when he solicited campaign donations from deputies, a spokesman for the office said Tuesday. Last week, as Villanueva and his challenger, Robert Luna, were in the final days of their race for sheriff, a video was sent to members of the Sheriff’s Department, in which Villanueva made a plea. “This message is for deputies,” he said, speaking into the camera while dressed in civilian…

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has asked the court to postpone the start of the YSL RICO trial.Per a report from regional outlet 11Alive, Willis asked for the trial to be pushed back in a filing on Thursday. In the filing, seen in full here, Willis asked the court to grant a continuance of the trial date to March 2023. Specifically, Willis has proposed a starting date of March 27 of next year. The delay is described in the filing as being requested to ensure defendants “receive effective assistance of…

A 19-month sexual abuse investigation into Marilyn Manson by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has been sent to Dist. Atty. George Gascón for a decision on whether to file criminal charges against the singer.The Sheriff’s Department’s Special Victims Bureau, which handles sexual and physical abuse investigations, submitted its extensive investigation into the performer, whose real name is Brian Warner, on Monday for filing consideration. A search warrant was served at his home in November. “The incidents…

During a press conference about a recent 220-count indictment against 26 defendants in connection with a string of home invasions and robberies, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis addressed the ongoing criticism facing the use of art in criminal cases.Asked around the 8:15 mark in the video above about the latest indictment (which mentions lyrics from several videos) and the recent moves regarding legislation aimed at limiting the use of creative expression in court, Willis said she would “welcome an opportunity”…

As attention continues to build surrounding the controversial YSL case, Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is reported to be alleging that a recent leak has resulted in threats being made against a witness.Per a report from local Atlanta-focused outlet WSB-TV, the D.A.’s office claims it has been made aware of “a document and part of a cooperating witness’ statement” having been leaked and shared to social media. As for the witness in question, the individual is described in the report as a “cooperating YSL…