Philadelphia jury finds ex-detective guilty in perjury trial over wrongful conviction

A Philadelphia jury delivered a verdict in the perjury case against three retired detectives accused of lying during the 2016 retrial of Anthony Wright, falsely convicted of a 1991 rape and murder. Manuel Santiago was found guilty on two counts, Frank Jastrzembski on one, while Martin Devlin was acquitted. The convictions stem from allegations that they provided false testimony regarding Wright's coerced confession and their awareness of DNA evidence that eventually exonerated him. Wright's wrongful conviction was overturned in 2014 due to DNA evidence pointing to another suspect, leading to a retrial where he was acquitted. The detectives, now in their 70s, could face prison time as they await sentencing, and they have also been implicated in civil rights lawsuits related to police misconduct.