Criminal
May 14, 2009
Federal Prosecutors Seek Rare Dismissal After Witness Credibility Dims
Federal prosecutors asked a judge to dismiss all charges against a film and television producer - 18 months into litigation and four months before trial - after learning their witness lied.
Daily Journal Staff Writer LOS ANGELES - In an unusual move, federal prosecutors asked a judge to dismiss all charges against a film and television producer - 18 months into litigation and four months before trial - after learning their witness lied. U.S. District Judge Otis D. Wright II granted the U.S. attorney's office's request last month and threw out the seven-count indictment against Gary Robert Howsam, one-time producer of...
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