Criminal
Apr. 16, 2010
Crime Lab Debacle Taxes Defender
San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi called on Mayor Gavin Newsom Wednesday to provide more lawyers to deal with the legal fallout from a crime lab scandal that has cast doubt on more than 30,000 cases.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi called on Mayor Gavin Newsom Wednesday to provide more lawyers to deal with the legal fallout from a crime lab scandal that has cast doubt on more than 30,000 cases.
In a letter to Newsom, Adachi said he needs two additional attorneys to help review cases that may have been handled by a San Francisco crime lab that was shuttered last...
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