New trial ordered for convicted killer after O.C. jail informant's role revealed

An Orange County Superior Court judge on Thursday ordered a new trial for a convicted killer on the grounds that authorities failed to reveal a key witness was a regular informant, the latest fallout in an ongoing controversy involving the use of jailhouse snitches. Henry Rodriguez, 39, of Anaheim is serving 40 years to life in prison because of his conviction for participating in the 1998 killing of 22-year-old Jeanette Espeleta. A judge ruled that Garrity had been merely "a passive listener" a