Legal
The Legal topic page on Police1 is a must-read for any officer, at any agency, who wants to stay up-to-date on the latest news. Every trial, verdict and court decision that has to do with cops will be covered on this page.
Jim and Doug discuss the issues in play when police respond to calls involving open-carry advocates
All the world’s a stage in the digital age
Jim and Doug talk about a host of cases that the public should know
The autistic 3rd grader was arrested after spitting on and inappropriately touching two instructors
Feds to use racial profiling as ‘tools’ against illegals law
Grant’s minister uncle called the cop’s sorrowful letter ‘garbage’
Small mobs formed after dark, smashing windows and setting fires
More than 80 were arrested as demonstrations turned violent after Mehserle verdict
Said the verdict ‘is not a true representation of what happened’ to Oscar Grant
Mehserle was found not guilty of second-degree murder, and not guilty of voluntary manslaughter
What started off as a civil right issue is now about the state’s right to enforce
Lawyers asked judge to release ex-cop during the appeals process
Jurors’ day ends early, after less than three hours of deliberation
Lawyers ask judge to release ex-cop today
“Oddly enough,” said the Judge, “this wasn’t his first time behaving in a similar fashion or his first time being Tased.”
Investigators believe Adnan Shukrijumah met with the would-be suicide bombers
Says the federal government has pre-eminent authority to regulate immigration matters
If Oakland needs help with crowd-control, mutual aid is ready
Charged with two assaults at Concord bar
Says you don’t have to pull the trigger, just have to be on the same wavelength as someone who does
Regardless of the verdict, demonstrations are expected downtown
A car dragged one officer 500 feet before the cop pulled his gun and shot the driver
Must find that the killing was premeditated to support a first-degree murder charge
The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan overturns death sentence in murders of Detectives James Nemorin and Rodney Andrews
Defense suggested video didn’t provide a full view of the provocation and danger the officer faced
More than 100 victims have said the torture started in the 1970s and persisted until the 1990s
jury could deliver its verdict as early as late this week
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