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Charles Manson — Part 4

551 pages · May 09, 2026 · Document date: Aug 13, 1969 · Broad topic: Cults & Extremism · Topic: Charles Manson · 551 pages OCR'd
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. FD-350 (Rev. 7-16-63) & ‘ = Sah {0 Callin Mistrial in Grogan’s Case BY RON EINSTOSS Times Stat? Writer Joseph P. Busch Jr. leveled an un- precedented barrage Monday at a judge who on Friday ordered a mis- trial in the case of a Charles Manson follower being tried on a chapgé of | murder, . Busch called Superfor Judge Joseph [. Call's actigel granting a j eve (Cl4m) Gregan, 20, one of the "most gutragedus abuses ofuistretion I have encountered ig my 20 years of experience in the dis- trict attorney's office," Grogan is charged with the. Au- guat, 1969, slaying of Donald . (Shorty) Shea, 35. He is scheduled to appear in another court ‘Thursday for the setting of a new trial date. At the time Call ordered the mis- ' trial, the case had been in trial since June 23—at a cost of $2,352 a day. The seven-woman, five-man jury had heard testimony filling 5,187 transcript, pages. “To make such an absurd, unap- pedlable order is unconscionable, . Biisch said. "There is no way to have this: ruling reviewed." “Mr. Grogan will be. tried again “but, unfor tunately, at further great . expense: ‘to the taxpayers." , Busélexplained that his attack on | Cay was-the: first’ time he had ever epider, ruling, of the court. . Milowever," he Said, "this is one . timeswhen: 1:féel the’ criticism is not ofily*waranted, but. dictated by the ‘Beat interests’ ‘of the. public.” otion: ‘for’ the’ mistr ial i i (Mount Clipping in Space Below) Los Angeles County Dist.,Atty. f (Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) I-3 Los Angeles Times Los Angeles, Calif. Date: 8/31/71 Edition: Tuesday Final Author: Editor: Title: Character: or Clasatfication: Submitting Office: Los Angele, | Being mayeratiaatee B= ZiT FBG SEARCHED_2- “INDEXED (272 | SERIALIZEQ_/7 “FILED LOT pa see Leste 11971 FBi — LOS ANGELES [wo
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