SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — A minimum of 132 pending legal instances towards drug sellers are in jeopardy of being dismissed due to alleged misconduct by an officer within the San Francisco Police Division. Felony Protection Legal professional Alexander Golovets says he represents three defendants who had been going through drug dealing fees that immediately vanished.
He says that’s as a result of the first witness, SFPD Narcotics Officer Christina Hayes, who’s beneath investigation for allegedly having an inappropriate relationship with a confidential informant, didn’t present as much as testify towards his purchasers.
San Francisco Deputy Public Defender Brian Cox says that’s a giant downside.
“It’s not the simply instances which might be at the moment pending but it surely’s additionally the instances which have already been adjudicated,” stated Cox.
The San Francisco District Legal professional’s Workplace confirms that at the moment, 82 instances have been dismissed. The DA’s Workplace despatched KRON4 a press release that learn:
“The district lawyer’s workplace is continuous to research the variety of instances that could be impacted due to the present unavailability of a witness. Right now, we can’t estimate what number of instances could also be impacted or when the evaluation will likely be accomplished.”
“From what the information studies have stated, there’s an officer who has been partaking in a relationship with a confidential informant,” stated Cox. “That form of undermines the credibility that the officer is engaged in.”
