An Oakland homicide detective is facing charges over allegedly paying a witness to lie.
, the detective — Phong Tran — is accused of paying a witness to lie in a murder case that resulted in two men receiving life sentences.. It says that Tran is suspected of several felony charges, including perjury and threatening a witness. In a statement to SFGATE, Tran’s lawyer — Andrew Ganz of the Rains Lucia Stern St. Phalle & Silver law firm in San Francisco — said the charges don’t have merit.
Oaklandside reported that the charges against Tran stem from the murder of Charles Butler, who was shot and killed in his car in Oakland in December 2011. The outlet reported that Tran suspected Giovonte Douglas and Cartier Hunter of killing Butler but didn’t have enough evidence to arrest the two men. However, in 2013, a witness came forward and claimed that she saw Hunter shoot Butler and flee in a car driven by Douglas.and sentenced to life in prison based on the witness’s testimony.
Douglas’ attorney filed a motion to have his client’s conviction overturned in 2022. Oaklandside reported that, in response to that motion, Tran admitted to paying the witness but denied any further wrongdoing. The convictions of both Hunter and DouglasIn his statement to SFGATE, Tran’s lawyer, Ganz, took shots at District Attorney Pamela Price, a progressive who“The DA treats murderers like heroes, looking for every possible excuse to keep them out of jail.
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