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More on fellow shot during dynamic entry
Here's one story and here's another.
This is shaping up to be a world-record SNAFU.
The student was shot thru the door as they were breaking it down. The officer who fired says that he mistook the sound of the battering ram hitting the door for gunshots, and began firing through the door.
The grand jury indicts the officer, the prosecutor announces it, and then the foreman of the grand jury tells the judge he checked the wrong box, their finding actually had been no true bill, i.e., no indictment, and the finding is changed to reflect that.
Comments
Sure hope that they have some court recording of the verbal vote in the Grand Jury, or the paper ballot was saved. Where was the Deputy DA all this time? How much time elepsed between the DA announcing the True Bill and the switcheroo? How long had this Grand Jury been sitting?
Lots of Q's, damn few A's.
Posted by: Rivrdog at December 13, 2006 07:20 PM
That's... interesting.
I suppose it could have happened, but I won't be surprised if some members of the jury end up saying they were leaned on a little heavily by police officers.
Posted by: gattsuru at December 13, 2006 08:06 PM
Since not everyone who claims to be a police officer while bashing in your door and barging up your stairs may actually be a police officer, anyone breaking down a door after dark ought to expect a cloud of birdshot at the very least, more likely double-ought buck or .45 hollow point.
007 is not the only one licensed to kill, apparently.
Posted by: Doug In Colorado at December 14, 2006 02:10 PM
That strikes me as a pretty sloppy gloss over. They nanny at us ordinary civilians to be sure of our target. they don't even give our Marines in Iraq that level of benefit of the doubt. Don't hose idiot LEO's know how to surveillance a scene beforehand? After Carnivore picks this up, we can all expect some excitement to come visiting in the wee hours. Be prepared. Be very prepared.
Posted by: The Mechanic at December 15, 2006 11:22 AM