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category: "Law Enforcement & Legal"
tags:
  - Person
  - Lawyer
  - LawEnforcement
summary: "California Attorney General who supported the dismissal of murder charges against Jimmy Hughes, questioned by Rachel Begley."
born: 1938-04-07
location: "San Francisco, California"
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[[Jerry Brown]] was the [[California Attorney General's Office]]. He is mentioned in the context of the dismissal of the murder charges against [[Jimmy Hughes]]. [[Rachel Begley]] questioned how Brown could support the release of Hughes and criticized [[Mike Murphy]]'s handling of the case, implying that Brown, as Attorney General, was ultimately responsible for the actions of his staff.[^1]

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### Footnotes

[^1]: Seymour, Cheri. *The Last Circle: Danny Casolaro’s Investigation into the Octopus and the PROMIS Software Scandal*. First Edition. TrineDay, 2010.