Verdict Reached In Philly Perjury Trial Involving Wrongful Conviction
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A jury has reached a mixed verdict in the trial of three long-retired Philadelphia detectives who were accused of lying about evidence in a 1991 homicide case that later ended with an exoneration.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The trial of three long-retired Philadelphia detectives accused of lying about evidence in a homicide case that later ended with an exoneration wrapped up with a mixed verdict Thursday.
Martin Devlin was acquitted on all charges, while Frank Jastrzembski was acquitted on all but one count and Manuel Santiago was acquitted of two charges but convicted on two others.
The trial was a highly unusual prosecution since few public officials are ever charged with crimes over their work in innocence cases.
The detectives were all retired when a 1991 homicide case was retried in 2016. They were called back to testify, restarting the five-year clock to file perjury charges.
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner had charged the three in 2021, days before the statute of limitations would have expired.
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