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Trainer Says Mehserle Was Trained In TASER Use

Lehman also testified that a right-handed officer such as Mehserle was not allowed to position the Taser next to the pistol on the right hip unless he aimed the weapon's handle in the opposite direction, making only a left-handed draw possible.

June 23, 2010

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Mehserle Takes the Witness Stand

During the hour of testimony, Mehserle described his childhood dream of becoming a police officer, discussed Taser training and said he thought Officer Anthony Pirone has an aggressive style to his police work.

June 23, 2010

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Ex-BART Officer Suprised Mehserle Used Sidearm

Testifying Friday in the second-degree murder trial of Mehserle, Pirone said he was surprised when Mehserle asked him to get back, because he had a knee on the back of the face-down Grant who was "wiggling."

June 20, 2010

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Oakland Police To Receive Crowd Control Training

The department hopes to avert a replay of rioting that occurred in January 2009, after Mehserle was arrested, then released on bail.

June 17, 2010

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Second ex-BART Officer On the Scene Testifies In Mehserle Trial

During her testimony on the witness stand, Domenici was shown snippets of video showing her role in the confrontation, and testified that she didn't remember Grant touching her.

June 17, 2010

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Mehserle's Movements During BART Shooting Dissected at Murder Trial

If former BART police Officer Johannes Mehserle intended to shoot and kill Oscar Grant during an arrest on an Oakland train platform, the way he went about it violated much of what he learned in training.

June 15, 2010

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Witness Says Mehserle Expressed Surprise After BART Shooting

A young man who was sitting inches from Oscar Grant when he was fatally shot by a former BART police officer said Monday that the officer, Johannes Mehserle, had blurted out a common term of shock.

June 14, 2010

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Girlfriend of Oscar Grant Testifies She Called Him Moments Before Shooting

Mesa testified that she talked to Grant, who told her, "They're beating us up for no reason. I'll call you back."

June 13, 2010

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Grant Photographed Mehserle With TASER Before Shooting, Prosecutor Says

Grant is said to have used a cell phone camera to capture an image of the officer, who is now on trial in Los Angeles for murder.

June 9, 2010

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Jury Seated In BART Trial: No Blacks

After a day of questioning of potential jurors on Thursday in the Los Angeles murder trial of the former officer, a judge empaneled a jury of eight men and four women that includes seven whites, four Latinos and one Indian American.

June 8, 2010

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Should Ex-BART Officer Testify at His Murder Trial?

The only person who knows for sure why former BART police Officer Johannes Mehserle killed an unarmed train rider is Mehserle himself. But whether he will explain the shooting at his murder trial is an open question - and a monumental one.

June 7, 2010

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Mehserle's Intent Is the Focus of BART Trial Starting Today

The defense will argue not that Mehserle acted in self defense, but that the shooting was accidental because Mehserle believed he drew his Taser in the four seconds he drew his sidearm and fired.

June 1, 2010