DA tosses two felony cases against man who beat Oakland murder charge

OAKLAND — Months after prosecutors threw out a murder case that had been investigated by a detective who now faces perjury charges, the defendant has scored two more legal victories.

After his murder case was thrown out last December, 41-year-old Leonard Jones still faced charges of smuggling drugs into jail and possessing a weapon in custody. But in a May court hearing, Alameda County prosecutors tossed both cases, court records show.

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