Tag: Cop Killers: Page 55

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Prosecution Rests in Trial of Accused Dallas Cop Killer

The last witness called by prosecutors, Dr. Reade Quinton, who performed the autopsy on Sr. Cpl. Norm Smith, testified that the bullet wound to his left eye “was almost immediately a fatal shot.”

June 1, 2011

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SCOTUS Overturns Cop Killer's Conviction

The court overturned the conviction of Charles Fowler for the 1998 shooting of a Florida officer. Fowler was convicted for violating a federal communications statute and given life in prison.

May 25, 2011

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Delaware Cop's Killer Gets Death

Sussex County Superior Court Judge T. Henley Graves sentenced Derrick Powell to death for the September 2009 killing on Friday.

May 21, 2011

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Obama Skips Police Week, Hosts Controversial Rapper

Obama did not attend the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund's candlelight vigil Friday evening. He also skipped the Peace Officer's Memorial Service on Sunday on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol. President George W. Bush attended the Peace Officer's Memorial every year except one.

May 14, 2011

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Texas Officer's Killer Gets 40 Years

Sergio Robles apologized to the family of the Pasadena (Texas) Police officer he killed in August 2009 in a Houston courtroom on Thursday where he pleaded guilty to murder in exchange for a 40-year sentence.

May 12, 2011

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Detroit Cop Killer Gets Life

The 11-year-old son of Detroit Police Officer Brian Huff stood up at the sentencing hearing of his father's convicted killer and said, "I don't know why you had to take my dad away. I don't know why you had to do this. He was a nice man. He was doing his job."

May 4, 2011

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Oregon Cop Killer's Mental Eval To Determine If She Stands Trial

The defense attorney for Cheryl Kidd, 56, gained approval from the judge to have his client undergo an evaluation at the Oregon State Hospital in Salem to determine if she is fit to stand trial for fatally shooting Eugene Police Officer Chris Kilcullen.

May 2, 2011

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Cop Killer Mumia Abu-Jamal Gets New Sentencing Hearing

Mumia Abu-Jamal was awarded a new sentencing hearing today by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, but an appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court appears likely by the district attorney.

April 25, 2011

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California Man Gets 14 Years for Officer's Shooting

Krist Antonio Wiggins' sentence was the longest possible based on verdicts by juries, who convicted Wiggins of involuntary manslaughter plus a "special allegation" that he discharged a firearm.

April 12, 2011

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Parole Board Denies Appeal for Miss. Sheriff's Killer

For the fifth time since the killing of Marshall County (Miss.) Sheriff Osborne Bell, Bart Mease has been denied parole. The state's Parole Board declined Mease's appeal in the 1986 shooting death of Sheriff Bell during a traffic stop.

April 12, 2011

Technology

Social Media Helps Capture Ga. Cop Killer

Police agencies and a former University of Georgia football player posted messages for Jamie Hood and contacted him via Facebook, underlining the growing role of social media sites serving law enforcement.

March 27, 2011

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Video: Accused Cop Killer Demands TV Cameras for Surrender

The man accused of fatally shooting a Georgia police officer surrendered late Friday, but not before telling authorities he wouldn't give up himself and his hostages unless the event was broadcast on live television.

March 25, 2011