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Federal jury convicts 5 New Orleans officers in post-Katrina shootings
The trial was a high-profile test of the Justice Department's effort to clean up a police department marred by a reputation for corruption and brutality. By: Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — A federal jury today convicted five current
Updated: 08/05/2011 02:33P
Inquest records open verdict on fall victim
be bleeding of the brain and concluded: "I am unable to be satisfied whether her injuries resulted from an accident or arose from a fall from her weakened condition. "Therefore, I am forced to record an open verdict, as I am not allowed to speculate.
Updated: 08/05/2011 02:33P
Verdict: Five NOPD Officers Guilty in Danziger Bridge Shootings, Cover-Up
It also is one of the US Justice Department's most significant criminal prosecutions of police since the early 1990s. Earlier this year, a 158-page report by the Justice Department found that the NOPD "has been largely indifferent to widespread
Updated: 08/05/2011 02:31P
New Orleans police convicted in Danziger Bridge shooting (Breaking News)
It took jurors three days to reach a verdict in the case stemming from shooting six days after New Orleans was covered in water from Hurricane Katrina and the levees breaking. On September 4, 2005 officers opened fire on James Brissette, 17,
Updated: 08/05/2011 02:27P
Jury convicts five officers in post-Katrina shootings
The mother of 17-year-old James Brissette, one of the people killed on the bridge, said she was relieved by the verdict after "a long, hard six years." But she was puzzled that the jury could conclude her son wasn't murdered. "How are you able to empty
Updated: 08/05/2011 02:26P
New Orleans Cops Convicted Of Post-Katrina Shootings
They include Michael Hunter, who pleaded guilty last year to conspiracy to obstruct justice. Hunter was sentenced to eight years in prison. According to court documents, Hunter drove in a rental truck to Danziger Bridge with other officers to respond
Updated: 08/05/2011 02:19P
“Don't Speculate”
The entire process from selection to verdict was an amazing experience; a roller coaster of emotions; something I'll probably never forget and something that taught me a lot about the law (obviously) and myself. I'm not going to divulge all of the
Updated: 08/05/2011 02:17P
Jury convicts 5 officers in post-Katrina bridge shootings
The mother of 17-year-old James Brissette, one of the people killed on the bridge, said she was relieved by the verdict after “a long, hard six years.” But she was puzzled that the jury could conclude her son wasn't murdered. “How are you able to empty
Updated: 08/05/2011 02:17P
AP-US--APNewsAlert, US
Nation Newsday > News > Nation AP-US--APNewsAlert, US Published: August 5, 2011 12:18 PM By The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS - (AP) -- Jury reaches verdict in case of deadly bridge shootings in aftermath of Hurricane Katrina Copyright 2011 The
Updated: 08/05/2011 02:16P
5 Officers Convicted in Post-Katrina Shootings
Prosecutors contended during the five-week federal trial that officers shot unarmed people without justification and without warning, killing two and wounding four others on Sept. 4, 2005, then embarked on a cover-up involving made-up witnesses,
Updated: 08/05/2011 02:15P
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