The recent rulings by the Court of Criminal Appeals presumes that Gerald Goines, when...
Former Houston Police Department narcotics officer Gerald Goines leaves the courtroom after appearing to Harris County Judge Frank Aguilar on Monday, Aug. 26, 2019, in Houston. Goines was is charged with felony murder in deaths of Dennis Tuttle and Rhogena Nicholas Steve in a botched drug raid in Januray.
“The cop’s reputation now precedes him and the law recognizes that he’s a bad actor,” said Bob Wicoff, Post-Conviction Division Chief for the Harris County Public Defender’s Office. “They’ve done it with a lab analyst, who did a bunch of bad stuff, and now they’ve done it with a police officer. And I guess, down the road, they could do it with a prosecutor who withholds evidence or a witness who lies.
Vaughan was arrested in 2018 after Goines stated that he, while working undercover, approached a man in a parking lot at Cullen and Idaho. Goines asked for “two dimes” and gave the man $20 as payment — and another $5 “for his assistance,” documents state. Of those contacted, seven have been granted new trials. Three have been declared not guilty, including Frederick Jeffery, who most recently celebrated
Another case could have deeper implications should the Court of Criminal Appeals agree with Judge Lori Chambers Gray's ruling that a 1991 conviction against defendant Keith Carter be set aside. Prosecutors have not objected to her findings. “He insisted he had to plea because he did not want to take a chance on Goines,” said Stanley Schneider, a defense attorney who represented Carter in 1991 and again while battling the conviction.
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