A Monterey County [CA] judge ruled Friday that the former deputy public defender who practiced law without a license will be prosecuted by her former adversaries at the District Attorney's Office rather than state prosecutors.
On behalf of Margaret O'Shea, Santa Cruz defense lawyer Enda Brennan had argued that the state Attorney General's Office should handle the case because the District Attorney's Office has several conflicts, including that it essentially was a victim of O'Shea's alleged crimes.
Judge Wendy Duffy denied Brennan's motion, which was opposed by the attorney general.
0'Shea, 38, has been charged with a misdemeanor for practicing law without a license and felony grand theft for cashing paychecks on the premise that she was licensed to practice law in California when she worked for the Monterey County Public Defender's Office from August until late September.
I posted about Ms. O'Shea's problems earlier here. Details of the latest doings in her case are here from Monterey's The Herald.