Hambarian v. Superior Court

Opinion

BAXTER, J.

Once again we are asked to consider the circumstances under which a superior court may or must recuse a prosecutor’s office because of *829the office’s use of consultants compensated by the victim. In People v. Eubanks (1996) 14 Cal.4th 580 [59 Cal.Rptr.2d 200, 927 P.2d 310] (Eubanks), we found the superior court did not abuse its discretion in ordering recusal of the Santa Cruz County District Attorney’s Office which, when faced with a “ ‘substantial’ ” debt for consultants in comparison to its resources, had asked the victim to pay the debt as well as “other significant costs…