Howard Tanner obtains dismissal of criminal charges during trial of a high publicity
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New York Post - Manhattan DA abruptly drops case against accused crooked NYPD cop
A high-profile perjury trial against a former NYPD detective was sensationally thrown out Tuesday after the
Manhattan District Attorney’s Office failed to share evidence with the defense lawyers.
The case against Joseph Franco, who was accused of framing innocent people by lying about seeing drug deals go
down, was abruptly dismissed and sealed by Judge Robert Mandelbaum – just two weeks after the trial got underway.
Among the evidence withheld by prosecutors was cellphone records from people who were arrested after Franco – a
20-year NYPD veteran — identified them as drug dealers, the ex-cop’s attorney, Howard Tanner, told The Post.
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