Court Report

Men in Videotaped Police Beating Acquitted

PHILADELPHIA - Three men beaten by Philadelphia police on the hunt for a police killer were acquitted of all charges stemming from their arrests. Jurors who watched a 10-minute news videotape of the violent arrest said it did not influence their verdict on the attempted murder and other charges related to a triple shooting earlier that night. They also found plausible defense lawyers' arguments that three young black men being pursued by police in May 2008 might have been afraid to stop, knowing they could be mistaken for the fugitive police killer. Read more...
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