Retired California Detective David Rondou failed to disclose he paid the informant $11,000 after he testified against murder suspect Ramon Alvarez. Prosecutors will not seek a new trial.
A federal judge has overturned the murder conviction of a Santa Ana man found guilty in 2012 of shooting a fellow gang member in the head and stashing his body in a children’s pool. Prosecutors will not seek a new trial.
“A reasonable fact finder would not credit Detective Rondou’s testimony about the money to Gonzales,” Stevenson concluded. “Detective Rondou’s testimony was implausible because no evidence corroborated his testimony that the purpose of the money was Gonzales’ burial expenses.” An autopsy showed that the muzzle of an assault-type rifle had been placed against the side of Leal’s head and fired. His brains and ice were found in a plastic bag beside his body in the pool. Other nearby bags contained blood and dirt.
The promise of payment to Gonzales and his history as an informant was withheld from the defense and the trial jury — a violation of the Brady disclosure law. Gonzales later said he was instructed by police to testify that he was not promised anything and to deny that he was an informant in any prior case.
Retired prosecutor Mark Geller denied Rondou’s contention that he knew in advance about the payment. Gonzales’ daughter also denied Rondou’s statement that she phoned him and was worried about money to pay for her father’s pending burial expenses.
日本 最新ニュース, 日本 見出し
Similar News:他のニュース ソースから収集した、これに似たニュース記事を読むこともできます。
Father's Murder, Child Cruelty Convictions Overturned in Georgia Hot Car CaseThe Georgia Supreme Court ruled there was 'far from overwhelming' evidence that the child's father intended to leave his 22-month-old son in an SUV while he went to work.
続きを読む »
Georgia man's murder conviction overturned for son's hot car deathGeorgia's Supreme Court has overturned the murder conviction of Justin Ross Harris, a father who went on trial for his son's hot car death, saying much of the sexually related evidence the jury heard was 'needlessly cumulative and prejudicial.'
続きを読む »
Murder conviction overturned in Georgia hot car death caseJustin Ross Harris was convicted in November 2016 on eight counts including malice murder in the death of his 22-month-old son, Cooper. The Georgia Supreme Court now says the jury saw evidence 'extremely and unfairly prejudicial.'
続きを読む »
Murder conviction overturned in Georgia hot car death caseGeorgia’s highest court on Wednesday overturned the murder and child cruelty convictions against a man whose toddler son died after he left him in a hot car for hours, saying the jury saw evidence that was “extremely and unfairly prejudicial.”
続きを読む »
Murder conviction overturned in Georgia hot car death caseATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's highest court on Wednesday overturned the murder and child cruelty convictions against a man whose toddler son died after he left him in a hot car for hours, saying the jury saw evidence that was “extremely and unfairly prejudicial.”
続きを読む »
Murder conviction overturned for Justin Ross Harris, who left son in hot car in 2014The Georgia Supreme Court has overturned the murder conviction of the Atlanta father who left his 22-month-old son in a hot car while he was at work, resulting in the child’s death.
続きを読む »