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U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit

Jul. 20, 2010

Court Must Hear Convict's Claims

A Los Angeles Deputy DA may have failed to disclose to the defense in a murder trial that law enforcement officials paid cash to a star prosecution witness, a federal appellate panel concluded Friday.

By John Roemer

Daily Journal Staff Writer

Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Craig W. Hum may have failed to disclose to the defense in a murder trial that law enforcement officials paid cash to a star prosecution witness, a federal appellate panel concluded Friday.

Hum denied any lapse in his duty to turn over evidence that might have diminished the witness' credibility. "All the information about this case w...

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