People v. Segoviano

Defendant Antonio Segoviano appeals from his convictions for attempted robbery and murder after a jury trial in which an imposter testified as an occurrence witness and the real occurrence witness gave exculpatory testimony.

We address the following issues on appeal: (1) whether defendant’s due process rights were violated by the introduction of false testimony from an imposter witness; and (2) whether the trial court properly denied defendant’s motion to quash arrest and suppress evidence. We hold that the introduction of false testimony by the imposter witness during trial violated…