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| Quasimodo | Mar 8 2010, 09:44 AM Post #1 |
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City Announces Settlement, Releases Sykes Committee Report, and Issues Apology to Darryl Hunt Office of the City Manager - Feb. 19, 2007 The report, released by order of Superior Court Judge William Z. Wood, includes these findings: 1. There is no evidence that Hunt was involved in the Sykes rape or murder. 2. The police had sufficient basis to seriously doubt the credibility of Johnny Gray, who reported that he witnessed the crime. 6. The search warrant for Mattie Mitchell’s apartment search warrant lacked probable cause and contained false information. 7. The search warrant for Darryl Hunt’s blood contained false information. 8. Without any evidence in the Regina K. case to compare to Williard Brown, the search warrant for Williard Brown’s blood most likely lacked probable cause. 9. The inability to locate the Williard Brown search warrant raises concerns. 10. Kevey Coleman’s recent recollections of his interviews with detectives raise significant questions. 11. The police failed to properly document the September 12, 1984 line-up where Johnny Gray allegedly identified Hunt. 13. The police failed to turn over documents prepared for the Sykes case to prosecutors. 14. Case files in these investigations were not always completed in a timely manner. The report recommends: * implementing new line-up procedures; * video taping interviews of suspects; * engaging an outside agency to review the Criminal Investigations Division to ensure best practices are in place; * revising evidence collections, storage, and retention procedures to ensure its integrity and availability; * terminating employees who in the future do not disclose exculpatory material or who lie about their performance as department employees; * adopting and implementing an anti-racism strategic plan, to include termination of employees who display a character for racial bias; * implementing a new, independent, case-review process; * revising case assignment procedures to ensure competent investigation; * requiring accurate and timely completion of all future police reports; * enhancing supervision to ensure that employees comply with department policies, and taking corrective action as needed to maintain discipline and compliance; * enhancing training programs for police employees to include ethics and diversity training; * implementing a career-ladder pay structure; and * reassigning the public safety attorney position to the city attorney’s office http://www.cityofws.org/Assets/CityOfWS//Documents/Marketing/newsreleases /SykesreportHuntapology.pdf Feb. 19, 2007 "For such actions by City officers and employees documented in the Manager's Sykes Report findings, the City expresses is sincere regret, extending its profound and sincere apology to Darryl Hunt for all that he has endured and suffered in this matter. The City further expresses its determination to do all in its power to ensure that such a tragic series of events may never happen again." INSERT DURHAM CITY APOLOGY TO THE THREE WRONGLY ACCUSED HERE : INSERT DURHAM RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CORRECTIVE ACTIONS TO INSURE ANOTHER FALSE RAPE CASE CANNOT OCCUR AGAIN, HERE : |
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| Quasimodo | Mar 8 2010, 09:45 AM Post #2 |
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Durham is resisting this : What the Players Want The issuance of an Order and Permanent Injunction that: appoints an independent monitor to oversee Durham Police Department for 10 years and reports to the court on an annual basis; authorizes the monitor to establish, review and enforce all policies applicable to the management of the Durham Police Department; provides the Monitor with the authority to hire, fire, and promote all Durham Police officials, including the Chief of Police; establishes an independent citizen Police Review Committee, composed of three members selected by the Court, which shall review and hear publicly complaints of misconduct by Durham residents against Durham Police personnel and make recommendations to the Monitor as to discipline or innocence; orders that all eyewitness identification arrays, lineups and similar procedures conducted by the Durham Police Department, whether formal or informal, and/or of suspects or "witnesses," conform to the provisions of General Order No. 4077 and be recorded by videotape; orders that any reports of DNA or other scientific testing requested by the Durham Police Department or District Attorney’s Office include the results of all testing, and all notes, charts, or raw data generated during such testing, and that a copy of each such report be provided to the Monitor to ensure compliance; orders that the Durham Police Department provide proper training, based on materials and plans approved by the Monitor, to all current and new personnel (the "Remedial Training") on the following matters: the appropriate chain of command in criminal investigations; the issuance of public statements relating to an open investigation; the conduct of eyewitness identification procedures; the service of outstanding warrants on witnesses in a criminal investigation or proceeding; prohibiting threats, inducements, or intimidation of witnesses; the standards for police reports, investigator’s notes, and other reports of investigations, including the timely and truthful preparation of such documents; the supervision of private companies engaged to provide scientific testing or other services in connection with a police investigation; and the standards for probable cause; enjoins the Durham Police Department from issuing any press releases, written statements, posters, flyers, or other materials intended for publication relating to a Durham Police investigation, whether directly or indirectly through an entity in which Durham Police personnel participate (such as Crimestoppers), without first obtaining the approval of the Monitor; enjoins the Durham Police Department from making any oral public statements relating to a Durham Police investigation, whether directly or indirectly through an entity in which Durham Police personnel participate (such as Crimestoppers), without first obtaining the approval of the Monitor as to the substance of the statement; enjoins the Durham Police Department from serving any arrest warrants on a person known to be a witness in a criminal investigation or criminal proceeding without first obtaining the approval of the Monitor; enjoins the Durham Police Department from delegating any supervision over a Durham Police investigation to the District Attorney’s Office; orders the Durham Police Department to implement a policy requiring Durham Police personnel to present exculpatory evidence when testifying before a grand jury. enjoins the Durham Police Department from targeting students of Duke University for selective enforcement of the criminal laws, and from refusing to protect the legal and constitutional rights of students of Duke University; requires the City of Durham to pay all costs relating to the Monitor, Police Review Committee, and Remedial Training for the duration of the Permanent Injunction; and enjoins DSI and Meehan from providing any reports of DNA or other scientific testing, or providing any expert testimony, in any court proceeding, whether civil or criminal, for a period of ten (10) years; |
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