A man who was sentenced to life in prison for a 2011 murder in North Oakland was quietly released from prison last September after a key witness reversed her previous trial testimony, now saying in sworn testimony that she had felt “pressured” to lie on the stand by Oakland police Detective Phong Tran, who secretly paid her thousands of dollars before the trial. By Ken Epstein A man who was sentenced to life in prison for a 2011 murder in North Oakland was quietly released from prison last September after a key witness reversed her previous trial testimony, now saying in sworn testimony that she had felt “pressured” to lie on the stand by Oakland police Detective Phong
The trial witnesses include co-defendants of 34-year-old Bryan Colston, as well as a homicide detective who was subjected to a recent Internal Affairs case after admitting to paying a witness in another case.
The trial witnesses include co-defendants of 34-year-old Bryan Colston, as well as a homicide detective who was subjected to a recent Internal Affairs case after admitting to paying a witness in another case.