"The Alameda County District Attorney's Office plans to subpoena its own former prosecutors over their handling of the case against Jason Fletcher, the former San Leandro police officer charged with manslaughter in the 2020 death of Steven Taylor. The plan aired by the head of the office's Public Integrity Division during a hearing Friday morning could lead to the unusual prospect of sitting prosecutors questioning their own former colleagues over multiple alleged misdeeds."
"It all comes as a judge weighs a request by Fletcher's attorneys to dismiss the case, amid claims that Linowitz acted unethically while seeking experts to testify on Fletcher's use of lethal force more than five years ago. Linowitz has vehemently denied the claims in the past, calling them 100% false, and part of a corrupt playbook in order to ensure that police prosecutions fail."
Alameda County prosecutors plan to subpoena former in-house prosecutors over their handling of the Jason Fletcher manslaughter prosecution. Subpoenas would likely target Zachary Linowitz and colleague James Conger based on court testimony. A judge is considering a defense motion to dismiss amid allegations that Linowitz acted unethically while seeking expert witnesses regarding Fletcher's use of lethal force. The current District Attorney's office has expressed concerns about the case and offered little opposition to the defense motion. Linowitz has denied the allegations, calling them false. The shooting of Steven Taylor occurred April 18, 2020.
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