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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums2016 Trial Set for Brown Family's Suit Against Ferguson
Source: Associated Press
2016 Trial Set for Brown Family's Suit Against Ferguson
ST. LOUIS Sep 8, 2015, 10:21 AM ET
A federal wrongful-death lawsuit by Michael Brown's parents over his fatal shooting by a Ferguson police officer won't be going to trial for at least another year.
A federal judge in St. Louis has scheduled an October 2016 trial in the case of Michael Brown Sr. and Lesley McSpadden against the city of Ferguson, its former police chief and the white ex-officer, Darren Wilson, who killed the 18-year-old Brown.
Brown's August 2014 death during a confrontation with Wilson led to sometimes-violent protests in Ferguson and other U.S. cities, spawning a national "Black Lives Matter" movement that seeks changes in how police deal with minorities.
An attorney for Ferguson and the other defendants has asked for the lawsuit to be thrown out.
ST. LOUIS Sep 8, 2015, 10:21 AM ET
A federal wrongful-death lawsuit by Michael Brown's parents over his fatal shooting by a Ferguson police officer won't be going to trial for at least another year.
A federal judge in St. Louis has scheduled an October 2016 trial in the case of Michael Brown Sr. and Lesley McSpadden against the city of Ferguson, its former police chief and the white ex-officer, Darren Wilson, who killed the 18-year-old Brown.
Brown's August 2014 death during a confrontation with Wilson led to sometimes-violent protests in Ferguson and other U.S. cities, spawning a national "Black Lives Matter" movement that seeks changes in how police deal with minorities.
An attorney for Ferguson and the other defendants has asked for the lawsuit to be thrown out.
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/2016-trial-set-brown-familys-suit-ferguson-33602507
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2016 Trial Set for Brown Family's Suit Against Ferguson (Original Post)
Eugene
Sep 2015
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ShrimpPoboy
(301 posts)1. My guess is they settle before trial.
I'm not as familiar with the evidence as others here I'm sure, but from my understanding it's a he said/he said case. And with the burden being so much lower in civil cases, it's hard to imagine the defendants take the chance of the jury believing the plaintiffs' witnesses over theirs.
dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)2. Eddie Gray's family just settled for 6.5 million.
Not sure what will happen to the cops responsible.
Gothmog
(145,619 posts)3. This will be a fun trial to watch
Takket
(21,634 posts)4. will scumbag wilson be compelled to testify in this?