San Francisco DA Drops Charge Against Police Chief
By Jeralyn, Section Crime in the News
Posted on Tue Mar 11, 2003 at 03:31:15 PM EST
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Posted on Tue Mar 11, 2003 at 03:31:15 PM EST
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The district attorney dropped all charges against Police Chief Earl Sanders and his top aide Tuesday, saying he couldn't prove they helped orchestrate a cover-up of a street brawl involving off-duty officers.
District Attorney Terence Hallinan said that ''in the interest of justice,'' after reviewing 1,300 pages of evidence, he was dropping obstruction of justice charges against Sanders and Assistant Chief Alex Fagan Sr. Hallinan said he would still prosecute other top officers in the case that has rocked the department and the city,
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