Judge Denies Defense Motions In Oakland 'Riders' Case
Tuesday, July 6, 2004 at 05:22AM
TheSpook
A judge today denied several hotly debated defense motions to dismiss
charges against three former Oakland police officers accused of
criminal misconduct. Defense lawyers for the former officers, who are
charged with conspiring to beat and frame suspected drug dealers in
West Oakland in 2000, alleged that prosecutors and Oakland police
officials have intimidated witnesses by disciplining several officers
who testified on behalf of the defendants in their first trial. [more]
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