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Why (and How) Officers Train for Successfully Delivering Courtroom Testimony
Agencies should provide officers with every opportunity to become better prepared for their "role in the criminal justice system" when they're tasked with taking the stand in testimony against an accused suspect at trial.
August 8, 2022
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Katrina-Related Murder Charges Against Seven NOPD Officers Tossed Out by Judge
Murder and attempted murder charges against seven New Orleans police officers, accused of shooting unarmed civilians on the Danziger Bridge after Hurricane Katrina, were tossed out by Criminal District Court Judge Raymond Bigelow, who concluded that an Orleans Parish prosecutor tainted the secrecy of the grand jury process by showing a piece of testimony to another officer.
August 13, 2008
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N.Y. Officer Brutality Case Opens With Vivid Testimony
A Brooklyn man who has accused three officers of assaulting him in a subway station gave his testimony in court today of the incident.
January 24, 2010
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Maryland Appeals Court Halts Officer Trials in Freddie Gray Case Pending Review
In a rare move, Maryland's highest court agreed Thursday to halt trial proceedings against the Baltimore police officers charged in the Freddie Gray case, taking up competing appeals on whether Officer William G. Porter can be compelled to testify against his five fellow defendants.
February 19, 2016
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California Supreme Court Upholds Death Sentence for 1997 Deputy Murder
The California Supreme Court upheld the death sentence for a man convicted of the 1997 murder of a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy, ruling that the gang member murdered the victim as an act of retaliation.
July 27, 2014
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Point of Law: Conflicting Testimony and Qualified Immunity
A pursuit in a building ended with a suspect falling out of a window, officers using force, and a lawsuit.
August 3, 2021
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SF Police Chief Asks for Firing of 7 Officers in Texting Scandal
San Francisco PD's Chief Suhr announced he will ask the San Francisco police commission to terminate seven officers for sending, or responding to homophobic text messages. He will ask them to look at the actions of six others, as well. One police officer has already resigned.
April 6, 2015
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VIDEO: Man Who Killed N.Y. Officer, Driver Gets Life in Prison
A parolee convicted of killing a Nassau County, N.Y., police officer during a traffic stop and then a motorist while he was fleeing was sentenced Friday to life in prison.
September 5, 2014
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Man Sentenced to Life Without Parole for Attempted Murder of South Carolina Officer
Mike Blake Jr.—found guilty of the attempted murder of Officer Cory Goldstein of the Charleston Police Department—has been sentenced to life without parole.
November 19, 2018
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Court Overturns 3 Convictions in Louima Police Brutality Case
A federal appeals court has thrown out the convictions of three of the four police officers sent to prison in the torture of Haitian immigrant Abner Louima.
February 27, 2002
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Former Baltimore Officer Acquitted of Dog Killing Charge
Judge Melissa M. Phinn said the state did not present adequate evidence that proved Jeffrey Bolger, 50, was responsible for the death of a seven-year-old Shar-Pei named Nala, when he slit the dog's throat in June 2014. Bolger was charged with mutilating an animal, animal cruelty, and misconduct in office.
November 19, 2015
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Officers Request Dismissal of Freddie Gray Charges After Goodson Acquittal
Three of the four Baltimore Police officers still awaiting trial in the arrest and death of Freddie Gray have filed fresh motions asking that their cases be dismissed based on alleged "defects" in the prosecution, according to court records.
June 28, 2016
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NY Cop Killer Gets Life for Trooper's Murder
Two consecutive life-without-parole sentences were handed down in Jefferson County Court Tuesday afternoon for the murders of his wife, Nichole Walters, and state Trooper Joel Davis at the Walters' home in July 2017.
April 24, 2019
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Massachusetts Officer Indicted for Assault on Handcuffed Suspect
A decorated Chelsea, Mass., police officer and Iraq War veteran was recorded in 2014 punching a handcuffed man four times and yelling expletives while standing over him, Suffolk prosecutors said in court Tuesday.
August 4, 2015
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Suspect in New Orleans Officer's Death Declared Incompetent for Trial
A man on trial in the death of a New Orleans police officer was declared incompetent to stand trial Thursday — a day after he smuggled feces into the courtroom and smeared them on his face and mouth during jury selection.
October 20, 2017
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No Retrial of North Carolina Officer in Manslaughter Shooting Case
The North Carolina Attorney General's Office will not retry a Charlotte police officer whose voluntary manslaughter trial in the death of a man ended with a hung jury last week.
August 28, 2015
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Ex-Chicago Cop Lied About Attack
On the witness stand, Chicago police Officer Sylshina London recalled how she had been terrified while driving to work in March 2010 when an occupant in another car threw a glass bottle, hitting her in the face, and several other individuals banged on her car and threatened to physically harm her.
September 21, 2011
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Involuntary Manslaughter Case Against Idaho Officer Dismissed
The case was dismissed on the condition that Cerdas undergo 100 hours of firearms and use of force training and that he remain on "modified duty." The case could be refiled if he doesn't complete the training, court officials said. Once the training is completed, he will be allowed to return to patrol duties.
April 14, 2022
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