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Five policemen convicted over killings after Katrina storm
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: 08/06/2011 03:37A
Officers guilty in Katrina killing, coverup
Prosecutors and family members of the victims said the verdict brings some closure to their six-year struggle for justice, but in many ways the trial was a referendum on two differing views of the days after Katrina. Defence lawyers had said the five
Updated: 08/06/2011 03:34A
Five current, ex-police officers convicted in post-Katrina shooting cases
The six-week Danziger trial featured testimony from five other NOPD officers who had already pleaded guilty to charges of obstructing justice and covering up the incident. Prosecutors alleged that four of the defendants—sergeants Kenneth Bowen and
Updated: 08/06/2011 03:15A
Let the jury deliberations begin
Jurors in the Alabama bingo corruption trial plan to spend Saturday and Sunday deliberating, if necessary, to reach a verdict in the Alabama bingo corruption trial. They have 37 counts to deliberate against nine defendants. The fates of VictoryLand
Updated: 08/06/2011 03:12A
Mickelson sentenced to death
The verdict came about 8 pm after defense attorneys pleaded for grace and mercy from the jury, and prosecuting attorneys passionately declared Mickelson deserved neither. Mickelson's own words and photos of Martin's desecrated corpse transposed with a
Updated: 08/06/2011 03:08A
Police are found guilty in post-Katrina shootings
It was a victory for the US Justice Department in its push to clean up the city's troubled Police Department. A total of 20 current or former officers were charged last year. Most of the cases center on actions following the Aug.
Updated: 08/06/2011 03:04A
New Orleans cops guilty in 2 deaths | Philadelphia Daily News | 2011-08-06
AP NEW ORLEANS - A federal jury yesterday convicted five current or former police officers in deadly shootings on a New Orleans bridge after Hurricane Katrina, a victory for the Justice Department in its push to clean up the city's troubled police
Updated: 08/06/2011 03:04A
Five convicted in New Orleans bridge deaths
The case was a high-stakes test of the Department of Justice's effort to rid the police department of corruption and brutality. A total of 20 current or former New Orleans police officers were charged last year in a series of federal investigations.
Updated: 08/06/2011 03:03A
Garda guilty of arrest assault in historic verdict
Another officer was found guilty of intending to pervert the course of justice by diverting a CCTV camera while the assault was taking place. Garda Daniel Hickey was found guilty of assaulting Anthony Holness, causing him harm,
Updated: 08/06/2011 02:56A
Officers convicted in post-Katrina shooting cases
The six-week Danziger trial featured testimony from five other NOPD officers who had already pleaded guilty to charges of obstructing justice and covering up the incident. Prosecutors alleged that four of the defendants—sergeants Kenneth Bowen and
Updated: 08/06/2011 02:56A
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