Mar. 16, 2000

Officer Limits

By Erwin Chemerinsky The Rampart police corruption scandal is the worst in Los Angeles history. Innocent people were imprisoned, their lives ruined, because police officers planted evidence and lied in court. Already, 40 individuals have been released from custody, with another 60 about to be set free. The district attorney has estimated that at least 3,000 cases will need to be reviewed. The cost to the taxpayers will be enormous.

Erwin Chemerinsky

Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law, UC Berkeley School of Law

Erwin's most recent book is "Worse Than Nothing: The Dangerous Fallacy of Originalism." He is also the author of "Closing the Courthouse," (Yale University Press 2017).