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Immunity

Three sheriff’s deputies indicted on felony murder and other charges for tasing a Black man to death were improperly granted immunity, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled. A homeowner called 911 after the man requested a drink of water on a hot day. The man proceeded to walk down the street after he was denied a drink. The court ruled there was “no legal basis” to detain the man for loitering.

ATLANTA — Three sheriff’s deputies indicted on felony murder and other charges for tasing a Black man to death were improperly granted immunity, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled. A homeowner called 911 after the man requested a drink of water on a hot day. The man proceeded to walk down the street after he was denied a drink. The court ruled there was “no legal basis” to detain the man for loitering.

Categories / Appeals, Civil Rights, Criminal

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