A judge dismissed a request from a former Houston police officer charged in a deadly botched drug raid in 2019, to dismiss his case on claims of prosecutorial misconduct.
as well as other counts, including making up an informant who he said purchased drugs from the home and lying in a search warrant affidavit. He later admitted to buying the drugs himself.
On Wednesday, Goines’ attorneys claimed the Harris County District Attorney’s office deprived Goines of a fair trial after initiating and continuing communication with the media about the case.The defense also argued the media coverage, both locally and nationally, was a marketing campaign to reelect the district attorney, Kim Ogg.
Prosecutors denied allegations made by the defense, accusing them of not being upfront about discovery materials they had about the police department.
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