O.C. district attorney violated Racial Justice Act in double murder case, judge finds
LA TimesJamon Buggs, who was convicted of fatally shooting a man and woman in 2019, is shown on the first day of his trial in Orange County Superior Court in April. Todd Spitzer violated the Racial Justice Act when he made comments about the dating habits of Black men while discussing a double murder case. The appropriate remedy in the case — seeking life without the possibility of parole rather than the death penalty — had already been applied by the district attorney’s office, Prickett said. Spitzer has said allegations of “any racial animus or bias against the defendant are baseless and quite frankly offensive.” Buggs is Black, while Buggs’ ex-girlfriend and Miller are both white. Denise Gragg, one of Buggs’ defense attorneys, said Spitzer’s comments were an example of “the oldest bias that exists” regarding Black men and white women.
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