3 TO STAND TRIAL IN ACTOR'S DEATH.Byline: Janet Gilmore Daily News Staff Writer After an exhaustive preliminary hearing marked by recanting witnesses and questionable police tactics, a Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. judge on Thursday ordered three men to stand trial for the murder of actor Haing Ngor. The defendants, seen running from the area where Ngor was killed in February, will stand trial for first-degree murder. But only one of them, Jason Chan For Jason Chan, Spiritual Teacher and Creator of Infinite Tai Chi, see . Jason Chan (born December 1, 1971) starred on in 2003 as Cameron Watanabe, the Green Samurai Ranger. He was born in Malaysia and moved to Perth with his family when he was only 5. , still faces special robbery-for-murder allegations that could mean a life in prison sentence or death if convicted. Municipal Court Judge Stephen Marcus Stephen Marcus (born Stephen Mark Scott, 18 June 1962) is a British actor, best known for his role as Nick the Greek in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Marcus plays American football in the UK for the BAFL One team Sussex Thunder. found insufficient evidence insufficient evidence n. a finding (decision) by a trial judge or an appeals court that the prosecution in a criminal case or a plaintiff in a lawsuit has not proved the case because the attorney did not present enough convincing evidence. that Tak Sun Tan and Indra Lim played a large enough role in the killing to merit the special allegation status. Ngor, an Academy Award-winning actor for his role in ``The Killing Fields,'' was known for helping bring the plight of Cambodians under the Khmer Rouge Khmer Rouge (kəmĕr` r  zh), name given to native Cambodian Communists. Khmer Rouge soldiers, aided by North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops, began a large-scale insurgency against to worldwide attention. Ngor had spent years in captivity under the Khmer Rouge. During the preliminary hearing, defense attorneys criticized LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. investigative tactics. Even the judge noted some missteps. ``While I accept the fact that the police have to vigorously investigate murder cases,'' the judge said, ``I do think there were some concerns how interview tactics left something to be desired. There were some mistakes, I believe, by the police.'' Defense attorney Kenneth Khan, who represents Chan, contended there was witness coercion and that evidence was manufactured by investigators eager to pin the case on someone. ``The O.J. Simpson (criminal) case was like child's play child's play n. 1. Something very easy to do. 2. A trivial matter. child's play Noun Informal something that is easy to do Noun 1. compared to what happened in this case,'' he said. ```There is no way this case should be going to trial.'' Prosecutor Craig Hum, while noting the police investigation was not perfect, expressed confidence in the case and the office's prospects at gaining a conviction at trial. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Tak Sun Tan, from left, Jason Chan and Indra Lim list en to defense attorneys at their preliminary hearing. Michael Owen Baker/Daily News |
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