Virginia’s attorney general says police in Virginia Beach used forged documents linking people’s DNA to a crime to get them to confess.
Herring's office did not say whether the use of the forged documents would invalidate any confessions that were obtained as a result, or otherwise affect the cases in which they were employed.
He said that while he appreciates that the department stopped the practice"and cooperated with our investigation, this is clearly a tactic that should never have been used.” The Virginia Beach City Council agreed to the changes on Tuesday, Herring said. They include an order from the police department mandating that all sworn personnel stop using fake certificates of analysis from the state agency. Detectives also must acknowledge and commit to following the order.
Herring, a Democrat, will step down from the AG's office this weekend, and Republican Jason Miyares, who defeated Herring in the election last year, will take over.
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