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Criminal

Dec. 9, 2003

Prosecuting Cops for Civil Rights Violations Is Often a Lost Cause

SAN FRANCISCO - Civil rights prosecutions of police officers are rare and tough to win. That makes the current federal grand jury probe of former police officer Alex Fagan Jr., the son of San Francisco's police chief, a particularly surprising turn of events.

        By Pamela A. MacLean and Robert Selna
        Daily Journal Staff Writers
        SAN FRANCISCO - Civil rights prosecutions of police officers are rare and tough to win.
        That makes the current federal grand jury probe of former police ...

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