People v. Richards

LIU, J.,

Concurring.—I join today’s opinion, including its determination that it is reasonably probable that the false evidence presented by Dr. Norman *320Sperber at petitioner William Richards’s 1997 jury trial affected the outcome of that proceeding. The bite mark evidence falsely established “a direct and visceral link” between Richards and the victim (In re Richards (2012) 55 Cal.4th 948, 981 [150 Cal.Rptr.3d 84, 289 P.3d 860] (Richards T) (dis. opn. of Liu, J.)), and the remaining evidence was too close for us to have conhdence in the verdict (maj. opn., ante, at pp. 313-315).

In assessing…