This article originally appeared in Filming Cops and has been re-posted with permission. [Update and Correction Below] A Brooklyn judge has set bail at $5,000 for one activist arrested protesting the sentence of former NYPD officer Peter Liang in front of the Brooklyn District Attorney’s house on Tuesday night. The activist, Jason …
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Peter Liang, the ex-NYPD officer who shot and killed unarmed Akai Gurley in November, 2014 will serve no jail time, according to a ruling handed down by Judge Danny Chun. Liang had previously been charged with manslaughter for shooting Gurley, but Judge Chun reduced his sentence to criminally negligent homicide. …
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Judge upholds DA’s recommendation, charge reduced to criminally negligent homicide Peter Liang, the former NYPD officer convicted of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of unarmed Akai Gurley, will not be facing any jail time after a judge reduced his manslaughter conviction to criminally negligent homicide and upheld District Attorney Ken Thompson’s …
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Judge ruled Thursday that a mistrial would not be granted for rookie NYPD cop found guilty of manslaughter Peter Liang, the former NYPD officer convicted of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of unarmed Akai Gurley, is expected to be sentenced this afternoon after a judge ruled Thursday against a motion …
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Supreme Court Justice Denny Chun ruled today that ex-NYPD officer Peter Liang will not be granted a re-trial for the murder of Akai Gurley. Liang, who shot and killed the unarmed 28-year-old father of three in November, 2014, was indicted by a grand jury on manslaughter, assault, and other criminal charges in …
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At a court hearing in Brooklyn on Wednesday, defense attorneys for convicted former NYPD officer Peter Liang accused one juror, Michael Vargas, of lying to get on the jury. Liang was convicted of manslaughter in February for firing his service weapon into the stairwell of a Brooklyn housing project while …
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Peter Liang’s sentencing is set for April 14th, however, today the Brooklyn District Attorney Ken Thompson issued a statement that he does not recommend prison time for Liang. This may come as a victory for the protesters, particularly in NYC’s Chinese community, who feel like the conviction was racially-biased and scapegoated …
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Officer Melissa Brown, an instructor at the NYPD Police Academy has been stripped of her gun and shield, the Daily News reported Tuesday. Brown was serving at the NYPD Recruit Training Section and has now been placed on modified duty where she is restricted to desk work. Sources for the …
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Thousands of Chinese-Americans protested on the lawn of the plaza near the courthouse in Brooklyn where Peter Liang was convicted in the fatal shooting of Akai Gurley, crying out over what they saw as a double standard within the enforcement of police misconduct. Many feel that Liang was “sacrificed” by …
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A rookie police officer, Peter Liang was convicted of manslaughter in Brooklyn today for the Nov. 20, 2014 shooting of Akai Gurley. The prosecution said Liang’s service weapon went off as he and his partner entered a dark stairwell where 28-year-old Gurley was walking with his girlfriend. The bullet ricocheted off …
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Via HuffPost Crime: ‘The manslaughter trial of a New York City police officer who fired the bullet that killed an unarmed black man in the darkened stairwell of a housing project is due to begin on Thursday. Officer Peter Liang is also charged with reckless endangerment, official misconduct and other …
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