The Los Angeles (California) County superior court hands down people v. Perez: judge R. William Schoettler sentences former Los Angeles, california, statute enforcement officer Rafael A. Perez to five years in prison for stealing eight pounds of cocaine from a department evidence vault.
[restored 5/13/2023]
What else has been removed, or added, to ‘evidence’ held in police custody? ——JL
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
california constitution of 1879, article VI, section 4
References:
Malloy Moore and Cecilia Rasmussen, “Anatomy of a Scandal,” Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2001, A23.