After a Brooklyn jury found three police officers not guilty of abusing Michael Mineo, both sides of the case followed a familiar script.
Fri 26 Feb 2010
Filed under: Civil Rights and Liberties, Kern, Richard, Mineo, Michael, Police Department (NYC), Brooklyn (NYC), Police Brutality and Misconduct, Decisions and Verdicts — @ 2:08 am
Mon 22 Feb 2010
A jury in Brooklyn found Officer Richard Kern not guilty of assaulting Michael Mineo. Two other officers had been accused of covering up the abuse.
Mon 22 Feb 2010
A jury in Brooklyn found Officer Richard Kern not guilty of assaulting Michael Mineo, above on Friday. Two other officers had been accused of helping cover up the abuse.
Sat 20 Feb 2010
Filed under: Police Department (NYC), Civilian Complaint Review Board, Kelly, Raymond W, Police Brutality and Misconduct, Police — @ 4:18 am
A new proposal to give an independent agency the power to prosecute cases of police misconduct sounds much like one from nine years ago, which came to nothing.
Sat 20 Feb 2010
Filed under: Morales, Andrew, Marrus, Alan D, Cruz, Alex, Kern, Richard, Police Department (NYC), Mineo, Michael, Police Brutality and Misconduct — @ 2:51 am
A juror was replaced after she shared improper information.
Fri 19 Feb 2010
Filed under: Police Department (NYC), Civilian Complaint Review Board, Police Brutality and Misconduct — @ 4:01 am
The Civilian Complaint Review Board will have the power to charge and prosecute officers deemed to have committed misconduct.
Thu 18 Feb 2010
Filed under: Mineo, Michael, Police Department (NYC), Police Brutality and Misconduct, Police, Suits and Litigation — @ 4:58 am
Before the jury got the case, a prosecutor demonstrated in court how quickly an attack on Michael Mineo could have occurred.
Wed 17 Feb 2010
Filed under: Mineo, Michael, Police Brutality and Misconduct, Brooklyn (NYC), Suits and Litigation — @ 9:20 am
A police officer is accused of using his baton to brutalize a man, and two officers are charged with hushing it up.
Wed 17 Feb 2010
Filed under: Mineo, Michael, Police Brutality and Misconduct, Brooklyn (NYC), Suits and Litigation — @ 5:13 am
A police officer is accused of using his baton to brutalize a man, and two officers are charged with hushing it up.
Sat 13 Feb 2010
Filed under: Police Department (NYC), Mineo, Michael, Patrolmen's Benevolent Assn, Police Brutality and Misconduct, Subways, Brooklyn (NYC), Sex Crimes — @ 5:35 am
Officers frequently turn out to support their comrades accused of crimes, but have not done so in the sexual abuse and cover-up case against three Brooklyn officers.