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fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 days ago

Judge orders new trial in decade-old murder case, as scrutiny of Oakland detective grows

An Alameda County judge overturned a 2012 murder conviction linked to Detective Phong Tran amid allegations of witness coercion and bribery, prompting reviews and proceedings.
California
fromThe Mercury News
5 months ago

Correction: Murder convictions imperiled as scrutiny of embattled Oakland police homicide detective grows

Oakland police Det. Phong Tran has been accused of witness coercion and bribery, facing multiple charges but has not been convicted.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
5 months ago

Murder convictions imperiled as scrutiny of embattled Oakland police homicide detective grows

The Alameda County District Attorney's Office conceded that parts of what jurors used to find Steven Buggs guilty of murder appeared to be plagued by evidentiary problems, amid allegations that Tran may have coerced a teenager into pointing the finger at Buggs during an unrecorded interview.
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