Three long-retired Philadelphia detectives are standing trial in a perjury case that examines whether police should be held responsible for alleged misconduct in exoneration cases.
Opening statements began Tuesday. It’s a highly unusual case, given that the men are now between 75 and 80 years old and face prison time if convicted. They were all retired when a rape and homicide case from the early 1990s was retried in 2016. They were called back to testify, restarting the five-year clock to file perjury charges.
