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North Carolina officer's manslaughter trial goes to jury
Source: Reuters
US | Tue Aug 18, 2015 1:43pm EDT
North Carolina officer's manslaughter trial goes to jury
CHARLOTTE, N.C. | BY GREG LACOUR
The trial of a North Carolina police officer charged in the shooting death of an unarmed black man in 2013 went to a jury Tuesday afternoon.
Jurors, who began hearing testimony Aug. 3, will have to decide whether Randall Kerrick was justified in using lethal force against 24-year-old Jonathan Ferrell in the early hours of Sept. 14, 2013.
Kerrick, 29, was charged with voluntary manslaughter and placed on unpaid leave from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department the same day as the shooting. If convicted, Kerrick could face as many as 11 years in prison.
The case has unfolded against the backdrop of a string of killings by white police officers of unarmed black men. The deaths have touched off a nationwide debate on issues of race and its influence on police conduct.
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North Carolina officer's manslaughter trial goes to jury
CHARLOTTE, N.C. | BY GREG LACOUR
The trial of a North Carolina police officer charged in the shooting death of an unarmed black man in 2013 went to a jury Tuesday afternoon.
Jurors, who began hearing testimony Aug. 3, will have to decide whether Randall Kerrick was justified in using lethal force against 24-year-old Jonathan Ferrell in the early hours of Sept. 14, 2013.
Kerrick, 29, was charged with voluntary manslaughter and placed on unpaid leave from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department the same day as the shooting. If convicted, Kerrick could face as many as 11 years in prison.
The case has unfolded against the backdrop of a string of killings by white police officers of unarmed black men. The deaths have touched off a nationwide debate on issues of race and its influence on police conduct.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/18/us-usa-north-carolina-idUSKCN0QN1VC20150818
