Jim Broderick made a 10 minute court appearance accused of eight counts of felony perjury.
 
During the court hearing, Broderick waived his advisement of rights and the reading of the grand jury indictment.  Broderick is schedule for another court appearance September 28.
 
Fort Collins police have reopened an internal investigation into a police officer accused of lying in the investigation and trial of Timothy Masters, whose 1999 murder conviction was later overturned by DNA evidence.
 
A Larimer County grand jury indicted Lt. James Broderick on eight counts of first-degree perjury in June. He is due in court Friday for an arraignment.
 
Fort Collins Police Chief Dennis Harrison says he has met with Weld County District Attorney Ken Buck, who has been appointed as special prosecutor in the internal investigation.
 
Broderick has denied wrongdoing in the investigation of Masters, who was convicted of killing Peggy Hettrick in 1987. Masters was 15 when Hettrick was killed.
Masters was released from prison in 2008 after serving nearly a decade.