Defense Attorney Accused Of Witness Tampering
NEW YORK (WCBS 880) - A defense attorney in a murder trial is accused of tampering with evidence.
WCBS 880's Irene Cornell reports attorney Mitchell Golub faces a charge of witness tampering for trying to keep a key witness from testifying before a grand jury in a brutal East Harlem murder.
WCBS 880 Reporter Irene Cornell explains the circumstances around the charge.
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Christina Hernandez was stabbed 26 times and died from her injuries. Key evidence comes from an eyewitness heard her screams and says they say the accused killer 18-year-old Jesus Alejandro standing over her body with a bloody knife in his hand.
Golub is accused of trying to keep that witness from testifying.
There was another witness who got a phone call from Alejandro saying, "I just cut Christie."
Golub is expected in court on April 27 to answer to the tampering charge.
