Criminal
Apr. 8, 2010
Lab Fallout May Delay Sentencing
Federal prosecutors trying to avoid the fallout from a growing crime lab scandal agreed Tuesday to postpone the sentencing of a man who faced the death penalty in a trial last year.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - Federal prosecutors trying to avoid the fallout from a growing crime lab scandal agreed Tuesday to postpone the sentencing of a man who faced the death penalty in a trial last year.
But the prosecutors made clear they do not believe their convictions are at risk because of the scandal, which emerged when San Francisco Police Department Crime Laboratory technician Debor...
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