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Murder Witnesses Called Into Question

By Neil Shous, Esq.

Prosecutors thought the father and son who witnessed a California Highway Patrol officer?s murder could be the key to a guilty verdict for suspect Columbus Allen, but credibility issues are calling their testimony into question. The Modesto Bee reports that Christopher Hicks and his son Dujuane both have ?credibility issues?; Dujuane faces his own charges of murder in a recent arrest, and Hicks was known to have possessed weapons and drugs in his home. A discovery dispute is raging between the District Attorney and Allen?s legal defense, who have requested additional information on registration papers held by the defendant at the time of the murder and other documents. The DA is saying that this information has either already been transmitted or is not appropriate for the defense?s review; Allen?s defense team is accusing the DA of withholding vital evidence for its own purposes...continue to full post

Full post as published by California Criminal Defense Blog on January 28, 2008 (boomark / email).