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'Golden State Killer' Joseph DeAngelo's trial could last 10 years and cost taxpayers $20m

DeAngelo, a former police officer, is reportedly facing 13 murder charges and 13 rape-related charges for crimes committed in the 1970s and 1980s in Californa. 
PUBLISHED DEC 11, 2018

A judge in Sacramento ruled that the 73-year-old Golden State Killer, Joseph DeAngelo, cannot afford a private defense attorney and will have to continue being represented by a public defender for his trial. Sacramento Superior Court Judge Michael Sweet, at a hearing last Thursday, said that after reviewing DeAngelo's financial records, it has been concluded that that the convict is indigent. 

Sweet, during the hearing, said: "It will take an extraordinary amount of resources to litigate the charges in this case. He’s not going to have sufficient means or ability.” DeAngelo, a former police officer, is reportedly facing 13 murder charges and 13 rape-related charges for crimes committed in the 1970s and 1980s across six different counties in Californa. 

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