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district attorney
noun
- an officer who acts as attorney for the people or government within a specified district.
district attorney
noun
- (in the US) the state prosecuting officer in a specified judicial district
district attorney
- An official responsible for representing the government in court cases and for prosecuting criminals.
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A district attorney’s spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday.
Last year, a cold case unit review board composed of homicide detectives, crime analysts, prosecutors and district attorney investigators reopened the case.
It’s unclear whether the case has been turned over to the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office, which has the final say on filing criminal charges.
County district attorney’s office, which declined to take the case after it determined the issue was a civil matter, not a criminal one, according to an email obtained by The Times.
Hill was denied a restraining order against Bauer, and the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office declined to file charges against him.
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