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Judges and Judiciary

Nov. 7, 2006

Witness' Assassination Scuttles S.F. Murder Trial

SAN FRANCISCO - A judge has dismissed charges against two men accused of a gang-related 2005 murder because the key witness was assassinated while in a protection program before he could testify in open court.

By Dennis J. Opatrny
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      SAN FRANCISCO - A judge has dismissed charges against two men accused of a gang-related 2005 murder because the key witness was assassinated while in a protection program before he could testify in open court.
      Judge Ksenia "Kay" Tsenin ruled Friday that with the death of the witness, the district attorney could not prove its ca...

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