[Freethe SF8] More discovery, more delays and more prejudice to Cisco Torres

[SF-8 case]

More discovery, more delays and more prejudice to Cisco Torres

Francisco Torres' defense team in the last remaining San Francisco 8 
case revealed today that the prosecution produced "an additional 400 
pages of discovery" on New Year's Eve 2009.  That discovery includes 
internal police memoranda that point to the existence of documents 
that before now have not been produced, identified or noted to be 
lost or destroyed. "

As a result, today's scheduled hearing was postponed to Thursday, February 18.

This additional delay actually benefits Cisco in that it "gives the 
defense the opportunity to discover more facts, documents and 
evidence of the missteps and mishandling of evidence by the SFPD and 
FBI," according to his attorney, Chuck Bourdon. "Additional evidence 
will strengthen the defense argument that the case must be dismissed 
for unjustified prosecutorial delay which has prejudiced Cisco's 
right to a fair trial."

The Feb 18th appearance will set hearing dates on the motion to 
dismiss and for preliminary examination.

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