Judge Marie Silveira called the case of Edward Deandre Mitchell and Laron Tavon Davis, who are accused of murder and a string of convenience store robberies.
This time, the credibility of former Modesto police detective James Eichbaum, who retired in October, was on the line.
On Feb. 9, Eichbaum pleaded no contest to providing alcohol to a minor, an infraction, and paid an $800 fine.
He had been accused of giving an alcoholic energy drink to a 17-year-old female Explorer Scout while they worked together on an alcohol sting operation in August 2006.
In court and in legal papers, defense attorney Frank Carson alleged that Eichbaum's relationship with the minor was far more extensive, and sexual in nature.
As proof, the defense attorney gave the court a copy of an anonymous letter, purportedly from someone who works for the Modesto Police Department.
He asked the court to review Eichbaum's personnel file to determine if complaints against the former detective show a pattern of malfeasance that could call his work on the Mitchell and Davis case into question.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Colorado Police Corruption
Saturday, August 9, 2008
Arkansas Police Corruption - Roast A Pig
Monday, May 12, 2008
Arizona Police Corruption - Roast A Pig
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Alabama Police Corruption - Roast A Pig
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Philadelphia Police Brutality - Video Gets 15 Cops Fired
Fifteen Philadelphia police officers will be taken off the street as authorities investigate a video showing three suspects being kicked and beaten by city police.
The video was shot Monday night by WTXF-TV. It shows three police cars stopping a car on the side of a road. The tape shows about a dozen officers gathering around the vehicle and pulling three men out. About a half-dozen officers hold two of the men on the ground. Both are kicked repeatedly, with one of the two apparently struck with a baton. Punches were also thrown. The third man is also kicked and ends up on the ground.
"On the surface, it certainly does not look good in terms of the amount of force that was used. But we don't want to rush to judgment," Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey said Tuesday.
"I just burst out and cried. I was appalled at it," said Shirley Hopkins, the mother of one suspect.
Hopkins said she can't understand why police used as much force as they did.
"I just can't believe that someone was being beaten like that by numerous officers -- constantly stomped, kicked and hit with blackjacks," she said.
And the mother of a second suspect said seeing what happened left her angry with the officers.
"I just can't express to you what I feel inside as a mother to see my son brutally beat like that," said Leomia Dyches.
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Police Intimidation In Onalaska, WI - Officers Danou and Kobishop
Recently in Onalaska, Wisconsin Officer Danou and Officer Kobishop dealt out some standard police issue, intimidation. Going into single women's homes, threatening to arrest everyone in the home. They dragged out several visitors to the home in handcuffs. This was all done in public view while very scared children watched their parents being harassed and called liars. According to Anjie of Wisconsin, this was done on multiple occasions.
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