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D4vd: Why the DA Filed a Complaint Instead of Indicting
Three grand juries were convened during the investigation into the alleged murder of fourteen-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Not one produced an indictment against David Anthony Burke. Prosecutors confirmed the grand juries were used for investigative purposes — subpoena power, witness compulsion — but when it came time to charge Burke with first-degree murder and three special circumstances, the Los Angeles County DA filed a criminal complaint.That procedural choice carries consequences, and defense attorney Blair Berk appears to be building her strategy around it. She publicly flagged…
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