Murder Conviction of Deputy’s Son Upset
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From a Times Staff Writer
SAN DIEGO — A state appellate court overturned the first-degree murder conviction of Charles Tyberg, 20, the deputy sheriff’s son convicted of taking a joy ride in his stepfather’s patrol car that ended with the shooting death of a San Diego police officer in 1983.
The 4th District Court of Appeal said the San Diego homicide detectives who questioned Tyberg used “deception to induce a confession,” at one point telling the youth, then 16, “We’re here to help ya.”
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