Audra D. S. Burch and Kelley Manley
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After George Floyd, Are Juries Convicting Police Officers?
Since the death of George Floyd, a national movement promised sweeping justice reform. So far, police prosecutions have resulted in a mixed bag of convictions,...
Paramedics Found Guilty in Last Trial in Elijah McClain Death
Peter Cichuniec and Jeremy Cooper were convicted of criminally negligent homicide, but the jury split on the lesser assault charges, in an unusual prosecution of...
Trial of Paramedics Begins in Elijah McClain’s Death
The third and final trial over Mr. McClain’s 2019 death examines the role of medics who responded while the young Black man was in police...
Second Police Officer Acquitted in Elijah McClain Death
Nathan Woodyard was the first officer to stop Mr. McClain in what became a violent encounter. The young, unarmed Black man died days later.
One Officer Convicted and Another Acquitted in Elijah McClain Death
The jury came back with a surprising split decision on two men tried jointly, holding the more experienced officer accountable in the first of three...
First Elijah McClain Trial Begins Today. Here’s What to Know.
The first of three trials in the death of Mr. McClain, a 23-year-old Black man, opened on Wednesday, four years after he died following an...
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