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Government

May 6, 2010

Criminal Histories Open New Wound

On the heels of a scandal over the checkered past of disgraced crime lab technician Deborah Madden, San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris is now under fire for failing to disclose the criminal histories of 80 police officers.

By Dhyana Levey and Sandra Hernandez

Daily Journal Staff Writers

SAN FRANCISCO - It couldn't be worse timing for San Francisco District Attorney and Attorney General candidate Kamala Harris.

On the heels of a scandal over the checkered past of disgraced San Francisco crime lab technician Deborah Madden, Harris is now under fire from defense attorneys for failing to disclose the criminal histories of 80 police officers.

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