Durham police paid undisclosed “conviction bonuses” to informants in drug cases, a practice both prosecutors and defense lawyers say comes as a surprise to them [IndyWeek]
Durham police paid undisclosed “conviction bonuses” to informants in drug cases, a practice both prosecutors and defense lawyers say comes as a surprise to them [IndyWeek]
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According to the Assistant Police Chief:
“If we thought an informant was saying something just for money, we’d never accept that,”
Well so there, peasants. Nothing to see here, move along.
Marco,
Of course if the informant was just saying something to settle a personal grudge, that would be just fine.
Given that the Durham District Attorney does not always inform himself of potential exculpatory evidence — like timed video tapes of rapists at ATM machined — well, I have my doubts.
Bob
can you say Giglio?