Government
Sep. 17, 2014
Lawyer's habeas appeal in Santa Clara County 'snitch' case raises questions
A jailhouse snitch gave allegedly perjured testimony to put a Santa Clara County man behind bars for life for first degree murder. Now a new habeas petition accuses county authorities of having misused confidential informants.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A jailhouse snitch gave allegedly perjured testimony 20 years ago to put a Santa Clara County man behind bars for life for first degree murder. Now a new habeas petition for state prison inmate Surinder S. Bains has accused county authorities of having misused confidential informants to win cases on fake evidence. As part of the petition, a retired Santa Clara County sheriff's lieutenant assigned to jail dut...
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