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Criminal

May 8, 2015

Defense attorneys for cops face tough landscape

A rapid-fire series of headline-grabbing deaths of unarmed men at the hands of police in recent months have made harder work for the defense attorneys who represent police.


By L.J. Williamson


Daily Journal Staff Writer


A rapid-fire series of headline-grabbing deaths of unarmed men at the hands of police
in recent months, many caught on video - Eric Garner in July, Michael Brown in August,
Charley "Africa" Keunang in March, Eric Harris, Walter Scott and Freddie Gray in April
- has sparked anger, rioting, accusations of racism, and renewed calls for...

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