The word of a jailhouse snitch: Can it be trusted?
In two recent high-profile murder trials, prosecutors asked two men who have been called liars to step onto a stage that demands truth and credibility – the witness stand. Jamaal N. Skeeter claimed knowledge of crimes ranging from drug sales to murders to Michael Vick’s dogfighting operation – information he tried to barter for a reduced sentence on his criminal charges. Prosecutors in Portsmouth considered his offers so suspect that they warned law enforcement in other jurisdictions away from using Skeeter as a witness. Yet special prosecutors in Chesapeake bit: They recently called Skeeter as a key witness against Ryan Frederick, who was on trial in the death of Detective Jarrod Shivers. Police in Norfolk labeled Timothy W. Gurley unreliable and a liar, according to court documents. But his long criminal history didn’t prevent him from helping authorities in several high-profile cases including the prescription drug trafficking case of Dr. Sidney Loxley and the double murder trial of
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