Legal Affairs and Trials with Meghann Cuniff

Legal Affairs and Trials with Meghann Cuniff

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Judge questions legality of U.S. attorney's request to strike jury's civil rights verdict

Judge questions legality of U.S. attorney's request to strike jury's civil rights verdict

The federal judge who presided over the three-day trial ordered prosecutors to file a brief explaining the court's authority to strike portions of a jury verdict.

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Judge questions legality of U.S. attorney's request to strike jury's civil rights verdict
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A screenshot from a video of the assault and Judge Stephen Wilson’s order.

A federal judge in Los Angeles on Tuesday questioned the legality of the U.S. Department of Justice’s request to strike a jury’s felony civil rights verdict against a former sheriff’s deputy.

Prosecutors must explain the legality of their requested action by May 13 in a brief no lo…

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