Tuesday, May 03, 2016

OCDA blindsided by OCSD in today's hearing for Daniel Wozniak





By CotoBlogzz

Rancho Santa Margarita Calif. - The drama associated with Daniel Wozniak continued today in the Honorable John D. Conley's courtroom, prompting the Orange County District Attorney's Office (OCDA) to release the following statement:

The OCDA expects police officers to tell the truth and pursue justice.
The OCDA Dekraai team made repeated, specific, pointed requests of the Orange County Sheriff's Department (OCSD) for all records kept by OCSD jail deputy sheriffs concerning inmates such as Fernando Perez. The OCDA also visited offices located at the OCSD jail to personally inspect all categories of their records.


Additional notes were produced in court today that were not previously produced to OCDA despite the requests made and the visit to the OCSD. The OCDA finds it distressing that these notes would be withheld from the OCDA, the court, and the public until this hearing.

The OCDA has been assured by Sheriff Sandra Hutchens that she will take appropriate internal actions to address this issue. 





Wozniak was indicted may 3, 2012 by the Orange County Grand Jury for using a firearm to murder his neighbor for financial gain and murdering the victim’s friend in an effort to derail the investigation by framing the first victim. 

Daniel Wozniak, 28 at the time, Costa Mesa, was charged with two felony counts of special circumstances murder with special circumstance sentencing enhancements including multiple murders, murder for financial gain, and the personal discharge of a firearm causing death. 

In November 2025, the OCDA was compelled to respond to a letter involving Wozniak, sent to United States Attorney General Loretta Lynch signed by University of California, Irvine (UCI) Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, activist Angela Davis, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and former prosecutors and law professors, requesting that the United States Department of Justice conduct a review of the OCDA’s use of jailhouse informants.

Later, Multiple motions filed in People v. Daniel Wozniak were denied including “Motion to Dismiss the Death Penalty” - 





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Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. - The Orange County District Attorney's Office (OCDA) was made aware through various media sources that a letter was sent to United States Attorney General Loretta Lynch signed by University of California, Irvine (UCI) Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, activist Angela Davis, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), and former prosecutors and law professors, requesting that the United States Department of Justice conduct a review of the OCDA's use of jailhouse informants.




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Jan 22, 2015 ... DANIEL PATRICK WOZNIAK. Decision on Motion. To Dismiss The Death Penalty . INTRODUCTION. This court has reviewed Defendant's 81 ...
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Nov 19, 2015 ... OCDA RESPONSE TO LETTER SENT BY UCI DEAN ERWIN ... Wozniak, and are relying on factually incorrect media accounts of the ...
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OCDA Seeks Death Penalty
*Orange County District Attorney seeking death penalty against defendant Daniel Wozniak. SANTA ANA – The fiancé of a man indicted by the Orange County ...
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