by Bert | Jun 22, 2017 | California
Since he was first elected in 2010, Contra Costa District Attorney—rather, former Contra Costa District Attorney—Mark Peterson often staked claim to “tough on crime” territory. That punitive predilection was nowhere to be seen last week when Peterson resigned from...
by OpenFile | Sep 3, 2013 | California, The Open File Blog
A recent article titled “When Cops Lie” by Joaquin Palomino in the East Bay Express explores the problems that prevent impeachment evidence about police officers from being disclosed to defense counsel. When a police officer is found to have falsified...