Texas’ highest criminal court has found that former Houston police officer Gerald Goines routinely lied during alleged drug buys, effectively making it easier for defendants to fight convictions stemming from his word alone.
— a case that continues with a hearing Thursday over whether the indictment should go forward.
The Harris County District Attorney's Office pointed to the pending criminal proceedings as limiting what their office could say about the rulings. He directed uniform officers to the man’s location — and police spotted and arrested a man with a similar description walking into a store. No cash or drugs were found on him.More cases pending
after concluding that Goines"conducted fictional drug buys, provided false information in the affidavit for the search warrant.”The appeals court is reviewing two more Goines-linked cases in which Harris County judges last month deemed the defendants innocent. The original judge in 1991 decided to grant Carter a new trial — after a jury convicted Carter and sentenced him to 30 years — afterand prosecutors suppressed favorable evidence. Carter pleaded guilty, against his lawyer’s wishes, instead of facing a second trial, citing the prosecution’s willingness to continue using Goines as a key witness and a chance encounter with the officer at a Houston park.
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