6 MORE RAMPART-FOULED CASES DROPPED.Byline: Greg Gittrich and Beth Barrett Staff Writers A state Superior Court judge on Thursday overturned six more convictions tainted taint v. taint·ed, taint·ing, taints v.tr. 1. To affect with or as if with a disease. 2. To affect with decay or putrefaction; spoil. See Synonyms at contaminate. 3. by the Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . Rampart scandal, including one case that occurred years before dirty-cop-turned-informant Rafael Perez has admitted any wrongdoing wrong·do·er n. One who does wrong, especially morally or ethically. wrong  do took place. The dismissals, which have become a common occurrence in recent months, brought the total number of felony convictions thrown out in the wake of scandal to 73. Meanwhile, City Attorney James Hahn For the Iowa politician, see . James Kenneth "Jim" Hahn (born July 3, 1950) is an American politician from the Democratic Party. He was the Deputy City Attorney (1975-1979), City Controller (1981-1985), City Attorney (1985-2001) and Mayor of Los Angeles, California confirmed that his office has vacated eight misdemeanor cases that involved Perez or that have been identified by Perez as being tainted. That number is expected to grow quickly. The City Attorney's Office sent letters to defense lawyers Thursday to notify them that 234 other misdemeanor convictions are under review and might be overturned. Perez cut a deal with prosecutors last year, agreeing to provide sworn statements about crimes he and other officers committed in exchange for a lesser sentence for stealing about $1 million worth of cocaine from an LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. evidence locker. While Perez has insisted that no police thuggery thug n. 1. A cutthroat or ruffian; a hoodlum. 2. also Thug One of a band of professional assassins formerly active in northern India who worshiped Kali and offered their victims to her. took place before 1995, Judge Larry P. Fidler granted the request of a private defense lawyer Thursday to overturn the 1992 drug conviction of Russell Newman. Newman was sentenced to 12 years in state prison and served more than half the term before being released on parole. He was convicted largely on the testimony of Perez. The judge's decision to vacate To annul, set aside, or render void; to surrender possession or occupancy. The term vacate has two common usages in the law. With respect to real property, to vacate the premises means to give up possession of the property and leave the area totally devoid of contents. the earlier conviction will open up even more cases to review. Similarly, six cases overturned Thursday were vacated based upon the testimony of the defendant and Perez's belief that the defendant was framed, although he had no direct knowledge of the case. Fidler told prosecutors that they will likely have to start looking at a greater range of cases after relying on such evidence. To date, three former Rampart Division officers have been charged with crimes. They each have denied any wrongdoing. More charges are expected to be filed by the end of the summer. |
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