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Eavesdropping
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The Alameda County, California, district attorney's office has thrown out the case against one juvenile defendant and is reviewing every juvenile case forwarded by the sheriff's office this year. The move follows revelations that the sheriff's office illegally recorded a conversation between the juvenile and his attorney and a discussion between two sheriff's office officials caught on video that indicated the practice was routine.