Ex-Memphis Officers Cleared After Fatal 2023 Attack
A jury in Tennessee made a verdict for three of the five former police officers from Memphis in trials related to the deadly blow of Nichols. By USA todayProsecutors accused Tadarrius Bean, Demetrius Haley and Justin Smith of second degree, aggravated and aggravated kidnapping.
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Final verdict rendered for the former officers of Memphis in the case draws Nichols
On Wednesday, May 7, a judge acquitted the three former officers of all state accusations linked to the death of Tire Nichols. According to NBC NewsThe court recognized the former officers who are not guilty of second degree murder and several related charges. Justice James Jones Jr. ordered their immediate release.
In 2024, AP news said the three men had received convictions for excessive force and witnesses to the falsification of efforts to cover the incident. However, Bean and Smith have avoided convictions on the federal accusations of civil rights. Haley was also found not guilty of having violated the civil rights of Nichols, leading to the death of Nichols, but found guilty of having injured Nichols and tried to falsify a witness.
Lawyer Ben Crump is expressed after the verdict of the Nichols Tire trial
Ben Crump and Antonio Romanucci criticized the verdict in the Nichols trial during a joint declaration. The two lawyers described the acquittals of the three officers “a devastating miscarriage of justice”.
“Today’s verdicts are a devastating miscarriage of justice. The world watched Tire Nichols had been beaten to death by those who swore to protect and serve. This brutal and inhuman life was captured on video, but the responsible officers were acquitted.
Here is the last on the other two former officers
Cnn The reports according to which the former officer of Memphis Desmond Mills Jr., charged with the death of Nichols, previously declared as a witness to the accusation. Mills Jr. Ex-Officer Emmitt Martin agreed to plead guilty to state accusations and avoided the trial by agreements with prosecutors. The two also pleaded guilty to a federal court, with conviction for the five officers still pending.
The prosecutors argued that the police applied an exclusive fatal force while trying to handcuff Nichols and stood mutually responsible for their actions. They also pointed out that the police were responsible for stopping the blows, intervening and informing medical staff that Nichols had undergone repeated strikes at the head, but they did not act.
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