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Ex-Flint police chief may face charges in Detroit teen's wrongful conviction
Source: The Guardian
Ex-Flint police chief may face charges in Detroit teen's wrongful conviction
James Tolbert could face perjury charges for his role in the wrongful
murder conviction of Davontae Sanford after a year-long police
investigation
Ryan Felton in Detroit
Thursday 9 June 2016 20.19 BST
The former police chief of Flint, Michigan, who was fired earlier this year amid the city’s water contamination crisis, could face perjury charges for his role in the wrongful murder conviction of a Detroit teenager.
A year-long police investigation that led to the release of Davontae Sanford this week found that former Detroit deputy police chief James Tolbert contradicted his own sworn testimony. In 2010, Tolbert had testified in a court hearing that Sanford drew a sketch of the crime scene and house. But in an interview last September with state police, Tolbert said that he actually drew the house, calling into question evidence that prosecutors said was fundamental to the case.
Sanford was released from prison on Wednesday after a Michigan prosecutor moved to dismiss his charges in a 2007 quadruple homicide on Detroit’s east side. A Wayne County circuit court judge, Brian Sullivan, vacated his sentence on Tuesday and ordered him released.
Sanford was 14 at the time of the killings and confessed his involvement during hours of questioning by police. The following year, he pled guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to up to 90 years in prison.
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James Tolbert could face perjury charges for his role in the wrongful
murder conviction of Davontae Sanford after a year-long police
investigation
Ryan Felton in Detroit
Thursday 9 June 2016 20.19 BST
The former police chief of Flint, Michigan, who was fired earlier this year amid the city’s water contamination crisis, could face perjury charges for his role in the wrongful murder conviction of a Detroit teenager.
A year-long police investigation that led to the release of Davontae Sanford this week found that former Detroit deputy police chief James Tolbert contradicted his own sworn testimony. In 2010, Tolbert had testified in a court hearing that Sanford drew a sketch of the crime scene and house. But in an interview last September with state police, Tolbert said that he actually drew the house, calling into question evidence that prosecutors said was fundamental to the case.
Sanford was released from prison on Wednesday after a Michigan prosecutor moved to dismiss his charges in a 2007 quadruple homicide on Detroit’s east side. A Wayne County circuit court judge, Brian Sullivan, vacated his sentence on Tuesday and ordered him released.
Sanford was 14 at the time of the killings and confessed his involvement during hours of questioning by police. The following year, he pled guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced to up to 90 years in prison.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jun/09/former-flint-police-chief-perjury-charges-wrongful-conviction-davontae-sanford
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