San Francisco DA, Police Chief Downplay Report of Evidence Withheld on Police Misconduct
San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris and Police Chief George Gascon on Tuesday downplayed a news report that evidence of dozens of police officers' convictions and misconduct has routinely been withheld from defense attorneys. Earlier in the day, San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi said the impact on cases could be "explosive," adding: "I have a hard time believing that 120 attorneys who work at the district attorney's office would not have run a criminal conviction check" on police witnesses.
