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Point of Law: Page 12
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Chicago Officer Cleared in Fatal Shooting of 13-Year-Old Adam Toledo
"Officer Stillman reacted to the perceived threat presented by Adam Toledo, who he believed at the time was turning toward him to shoot him," Cook County (IL) State’s Attorney Kim Foxx said.
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Grand Jury Finds Portland Officer Acted Lawfully in Fatally Shooting Carjacking Suspect
Multnomah County prosecutors announced Thursday the grand jury’s finding of a “not true bill” — a legal term stating an act was lawful — in the fatal Dec. 6 police shooting of Brandon L. Keck.
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Point of Law: ECW Use and Qualified Immunity
A Wyoming case involving an officer using an electronic control weapon during an arrest is critically important for helping you understand when you can legally use your TASER.
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Retired Officer Denied Qualified Immunity in 2017 Case Alleging Use of TASER on Suspect's Testicles
Johnny Wheatcroft and his family sued the city of Glendale, then-Officer Matthew Schneider and two other officers in 2018, claiming Schneider repeatedly used a TASER on Wheatcroft after he was handcuffed and detained following a traffic stop.
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Wounded Washington Deputies Sue Alleged Shooter
“They were met with shotgun blasts to the face,” said Daniel Horne, the attorney for both deputies.
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Man Gets Death Sentence for Murder of Orlando Officer
Loyd was found guilty on five charges, including first-degree murder, in the shooting death of Orlando police Lt. Debra Clayton outside of a Walmart in January 2017 while he was on the run for killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend, Sade Dixon, in December 2016.
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3 Former Minneapolis Officers Convicted of Civil Rights Violations in Floyd Death
The convictions announced Thursday are separate from and in addition to any and all charges the State of Minnesota has brought against these former officers related to the death of Floyd.
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Biden Expected to Broaden No-Knock Warrant Restrictions on Federal Agencies
The Justice Department announced in September that it was curtailing the use of “no-knock” warrants by its federal agents. Psaki said Biden is now weighing an expansion to other federal agencies. Agents and officers in Homeland Security, for example, also use the tactic.
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Point of Law: Recent Rulings on Exigency
A 2021 case involving an Iowa police department reveals how the Supreme Court is refining the exigent circumstances exemption.
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Editorial: Crime and No Punishment
District attorneys in some cities have become advocates for emptying the jails and not for public safety.
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4 Federally Charged in Killing of Off-Duty LAPD Officer
Sheriff Alex Villanueva said investigators brought the case to Los Angeles County prosecutors, but because District Attorney George GascĂłn had previously pledged to stop seeking gang enhancements in prosecutions, detectives took the case to federal authorities.
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Baltimore City Prosecutor Mosby Faces Federal Perjury Charges
A federal grand jury returned the indictment Thursday charging Mosby on federal charges of perjury and making false mortgage applications, relating to the 2020 purchases of two vacation homes in Florida.
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