RECORD BREAKER: The murder trial of Thomas...
RECORD BREAKER: The murder trial of Thomas Maniscalco, which went to the jury six weeks ago, is setting longevity records in Orange County criminal courts. . . . At 16 months, the trial is already the longest criminal proceeding in county history--so long that the judge had to suspend deliberations for two weeks to honor jurors’ prepaid vacations. If found guilty, the biker-lawyer faces a possible death sentence in connection with a 1980 triple murder in Westminster. The penalty phase of the trial could stretch into next year.
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