Sandego.net – Judge refers Philadelphia’s progressive district attorney Larry Krasner and a senior prosecutor to the Justice Department for possible criminal review over the handling of a decades-old murder conviction. The referral was issued by US District Judge Paul Diamond after he reviewed evidence and testimony in the case of Dennis Johnson.
Diamond’s 40-page opinion said Krasner and Matthew Stiegler, who leads the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office Conviction Integrity Unit, may have engaged in conduct raising questions about false statements, perjury, obstruction of justice and conspiracy. The judge sent the matter to the US attorney’s office in Philadelphia for consideration.…
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