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Wrong Twin Charged With San Jose Murder, Prosecutor Say
San Francisco Chronicle ^

Posted on 02/06/2014 10:04:42 AM PST by nickcarraway

Santa Clara County prosecutors dropped a murder charge Wednesday against a teenager and instead accused his twin brother of the crime.

Duc Tong, 18, had initially been charged with murder in the stabbing death of San Jose State University student Richard Phan, 22, during a birthday party in the city's Piedmont Hills neighborhood.

But at a hearing Wednesday, Deputy District Attorney Dan Fehderau said he was dropping the murder case against Duc Tong and instead charging Anh Tong with murder and an enhancement for allegedly using a knife.

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San Jose police have said the two brothers are identical, but Fehderau said he believed they were fraternal twins.

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To: mikey_hates_everything

Depends. San Jose has a large number of very hard working ‘boat’ people from Viet Nam. Most of them would be appalled. These guys are at least the next generation or even later.... they are definitely thugs


21 posted on 02/06/2014 1:06:56 PM PST by Nifster
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To: Nifster

They clearly aren’t. Making this case weirder.


22 posted on 02/06/2014 3:14:48 PM PST by Impy (RED=COMMUNIST, NOT REPUBLICAN)
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To: Carry_Okie

$250k? Where did you get that number?


23 posted on 02/06/2014 3:25:21 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway
$250k? Where did you get that number?

From the Mercury News. For example, there's a Sergeant John Seaman who drags in over $400K in total compensation. Or David DuLong who pulls down $308K.

24 posted on 02/06/2014 3:33:25 PM PST by Carry_Okie (0-Care IS Medicaid; they'll pull a sheet over your head and take everything you own to pay for it.)
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To: Carry_Okie

Wow. I know people who approach being worth that much who don’t get near that much. Are these salaries “necessary” because other municipalities would hire them away for similar amounts?


25 posted on 02/06/2014 3:50:21 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: Impy

indeed


26 posted on 02/06/2014 8:13:56 PM PST by Nifster
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