"In a recent court filing, Alameda County District Attorney Ursula Jones Dickson's staff said a witness who claimed Tran coached her testimony in a 2016 murder trial in exchange for tens of thousands of dollars has apparently moved out of her apartment and is no longer answering prosecutors' calls. Given the complication and the fact that the woman's testimony underpins the case prosecutors want the court to compel her to appear for Tran's trial in early March."
"Tran a veteran detective with more than a decade of experience investigating homicides in the East Bay faces three perjury-related charges and a single count of bribery of a witness in a case that has led to a sprawling review of cases that, at one point, numbered an estimated 200. The development raises questions about the fate of yet another criminal case against a law enforcement officer in Alameda County."
"In just the past five months, Jones Dickson has dismissed charges against nine law enforcement officers in three separate criminal cases most recently tossing the manslaughter case against former San Leandro police Officer Jason Fletcher in the 2020 fatal shooting of Steven Taylor. Each time, Jones Dickson and her staff have argued they simply didn't have the evidence needed to bring the cases filed by her predecessors Nancy O'Malley and Pamela Price to trial."
A witness who alleged Detective Phong Tran coached her 2016 murder-trial testimony in exchange for tens of thousands of dollars has apparently moved out and stopped answering prosecutors. Prosecutors seek a court order to compel her appearance because her testimony underpins the bribery and perjury case scheduled for early March. Tran faces three perjury-related charges and one bribery count, prompting a wide review of nearly 200 related cases. Several murder convictions linked to Tran have been overturned, and other cases have ended in plea deals or dismissals. Recent months saw Alameda County prosecutors dismiss charges against nine officers in separate cases.
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