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Patrol
Wrongful Convictions Studied In New Database
Perjury, faulty eyewitness identification and prosecutorial misconduct are the leading reasons in 873 wrongful convictions studied in a new national database.
May 21, 2012
Patrol
Chicago Police Union Official Says Lawyers Using City Council as "Blank Check" Over Wrongful Convictions
Fraternal Order of Police Vice President Martin Preib spoke during the public comment portion of the City Council Finance Committee meeting, where aldermen approved the money for the four men who each spent some 15 years in prison for a 1994 rape and murder before DNA linked the crime to a convicted killer.
December 12, 2017
Patrol
Seattle Police Consider Videotaping All Interrogations
To guard against wrongful convictions, Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske says he is considering changing departmental policy to require videotaping of police interrogations.
February 19, 2003
Technology
Calif. Law Requires Juvenile Interrogation Videotaping
A new California law signed by Gov. Jerry Brown on Sunday requires police agencies to videotape interrogations of juvenile suspects in homicide cases to prevent false confessions.
October 14, 2013
Point of Law
Philadelphia DA Hits Police Department with Contempt Over Sharing of Officer Misconduct Data
For years, the DA’s Office and police have been clashing over the collection of the information stored in the Conviction Integrity Unit’s Police Misconduct Disclosure Database.
August 11, 2021
Patrol
Family of N.Y. Student Killed in Hostage Incident Sues Officer, Agency
The family of a Hofstra University student who was killed during a hostage incident last May is suing the officer who fired the fatal shot, the department that employed him, and Nassau County, N.Y.
May 18, 2014
Technology
Toronto Police Service Selects TranTech to Expand Video Interviewing Capabilities
TranTech, provider of Video Interview Solutions (VIS), has been selected by the Toronto Police Service to capture video evidence from booking, breath test, and suspect interview processes.
August 29, 2007
Weapons
Maryland Gov. Imposes Death Penalty Moratorium
Gov. Parris Glendening has imposed a moratorium on executions in Maryland until the state completes a study of whether there is racial bias in the use of the death penalty.
May 8, 2002
Patrol
Texas Deputy Claims Wrongful Termination
A former Wood County (Texas) Sheriff's deputy has sued the department, claiming she was fired after reporting incidents involving male deputies and supervisors committing acts of violence, alcoholism, and malfeasance.
May 21, 2012
Special Units
Wrongful Death Suit Against TASER Dismissed
TASER International announced that because the coroner admits his comments regarding a man's cause of death were reckless, a stipulation for dismissal with prejudice was filed by the parties in the James Borden wrongful death lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. This is the fifth wrongful death or injury lawsuit that has been dismissed against TASER International in the past 18 months.
October 26, 2005
Patrol
Michael Brown's Family Gets 2016 Court Date for Wrongful Death Suit
A federal judge in St. Louis has scheduled an October 2016 trial in the case of Michael Brown Sr. and Lesley McSpadden against the city of Ferguson, its former police chief, and former officer Darren Wilson.
November 23, 2015
Patrol
Michael Brown's Family Files Wrongful-Death Lawsuit
The parents of Michael Brown, the 18-year-old who was shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer in August, are suing the city of Ferguson, Mo., for wrongful death.
April 23, 2015
Special Units
Jury Favors LAPD Officer In Wrongful Death Suit
The 9-3 verdict came in favor of Officer Jose Campos, who fired 13 shots after Maurice Cox pointed an object that later turned out to be a cell phone charger at him. Campos and other officers fired some 50 rounds at Campos after a 20-minute standoff.
November 29, 2010
Special Units
Court Dismisses Wrongful Death Suit Against Taser
A wrongful-death lawsuit filed against Taser International in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California has been dismissed.
July 13, 2005
Command
Court Rules Former Oakland Chief Wrongfully Terminated
A federal jury Thursday ruled former Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick was wrongfully terminated and awarded her $337,675 in damages.
May 27, 2022
Patrol
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed in Police Shooting of Chicago Man
The father of Quintonio LeGrier, the 19-year-old man fatally shot by Chicago police as he reportedly charged them with a baseball bat over the weekend, has taken legal action against the city of Chicago.
December 29, 2015
Patrol
Family of CA Transit Officer Gets $3.1 Million Wrongful Death Settlement
Bay Area Rapid Transit directors have agreed to pay $3.1 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit that was filed by the family of BART police Sgt. Thomas Smith, who was inadvertently shot dead by a colleague in a search of a suspect’s home in Dublin in 2014.
December 9, 2016
Point of Law
Family of Stephon Clark Files $20M Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Police
The family of Stephon Clark—who was fatally shot by officers with the Sacramento Police Department in March 2018—has filed a $20 million federal lawsuit, claiming officers racially profiled the victim.
January 31, 2019
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