DA: 69 defendants may have been convicted on false evidence from Gerald Goines

OUSTON - Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg says prosecutors have identified 69 individuals who may have been convicted on false evidence from former Houston Police narcotics officer Gerald Goines.

In January, a grand jury indicted Goines for two charges of felony murder and a charge of tampering with a government record. Goines is charged in connection to the Harding Street raid that left two civilians dead and multiple officers injured.

On Wednesday, prosecutors filed motions requesting that judges appoint lawyers for the 69 individuals so they can begin the process of possibly having their Goines-related convictions overturned.

According to the district attorney’s office, Ogg has concluded that defendants in cases during the period from 2008 to 2019 in which Goines played a substantial role are entitled to a presumption that he provided false evidence to secure their convictions.

“We need to clear people convicted solely on the word of a police officer whom we can no longer trust,” Ogg said.

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