Criminal
Jan. 24, 2015
Amid prosecutorial misconduct claims, activist is freed
Federal prosecutors in Sacramento have admitted evidence was not disclosed to an environmental activist who spent years in prison after being convicted of conspiring to blow up government property.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
When environmental activist Eric McDavid stood trial for allegations he conspired to blow up government property, his lawyer tried to convince the jury he was induced into it by a young female informant who he was attracted to and trying to impress.
He claimed the agent, known as "Anna," had entrapped McDavid into committing the crime, and the defendant claimed to have exchanged numerous...
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