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Criminal

Oct. 6, 2000

For Jury Pool, Preview of the Tempest Ahead

The first trial resulting from the worst scandal in Los Angeles Police Department history opened Wednesday. Attorneys representing four officers accused of conspiracy to frame suspects leveled grim accusations against disgraced former Officer Rafael Perez, the prosecution's key witness, described as a turncoat and a liar.

By Anne La Jeunesse
Daily Journal Staff Writer
        The first trial resulting from the worst scandal in Los Angeles Police Department history opened Wednesday. Attorneys representing four officers accused of conspiracy to frame suspects leveled grim accusations against disgraced former Officer Rafael Perez, the prosecut...

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