"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."
"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."
A key witness who alleges Detective Phong Tran coached her 2016 murder trial testimony for tens of thousands of dollars has disappeared and is not answering prosecutors. Prosecutors say she has apparently moved out of her apartment and they seek a court order to compel her appearance for an early March trial. Tran faces three perjury-related charges and one count of bribery of a witness, triggering a sprawling review of roughly 200 cases. At least three murder convictions tied to Tran have been overturned, and recent months have seen multiple dismissals of charges against law enforcement officers.
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