This is perhaps the single biggest thorn in my sister-in-law's life. She is a public defender in Marin County.
I feel if we could make the number of times an officer was found to testify to something that was shown to be a lie, was submittable as evidence in rebuttal to all of their testimony, it would quickly make bad officers unable to participate in the justice system.
I would hope that an officer that cannot make arrests because their testimony will always be stained in court will find themselves out of a job.
I feel if we could make the number of times an officer was found to testify to something that was shown to be a lie, was submittable as evidence in rebuttal to all of their testimony, it would quickly make bad officers unable to participate in the justice system.
I would hope that an officer that cannot make arrests because their testimony will always be stained in court will find themselves out of a job.