An L.A. sheriff’s homicide detective has testified in criminal cases without jurors, judges or defense attorneys knowing he'd had a lengthy suspension for dishonesty.
.He did not respond to requests for comment. The Sheriff’s Department declined to answer questions about his misconduct or his role as a homicide detective, citing “personnel file privacy issues.”Retired Sheriff’s Cmdr. Rod Kusch, who oversaw the department’s detective division and previously served as captain of the homicide unit, defended Morris as a “skilled, humble homicide investigator.”Kusch declined to comment on Morris’ past misconduct.
“To the extent that there are agencies who have not been voluntarily disclosing this, there will be lots of new motions for new trial,” said Andrea Roth, a law professor at UC Berkeley.The events that led to Morris’ discipline began on Oct. 10, 2003, when he and other deputies caught a man who had rammed a patrol car during a high-speed chase.
Prosecutors declined to charge Morris and three other deputies with assault, concluding that Galaz’s relatively minor injuries did not corroborate his allegation that they had kicked his face and stomped on his neck. Still, prosecutors noted that the deputies, including Morris, were not forthcoming about their actions.
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