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Reports: Mehserle to Be Released Monday

June 9, 2011, 12:40 am • Posted by Dan Brekke
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Former BART cop Johannes Mehserle is due to be released from prison Monday after serving less than a year for the fatal shooting of an unarmed train passenger, news reports say. Mehserle was found guilty last year of involuntary manslaughter … Continue reading »

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BART Excused From Oscar Grant Civil Lawsuit

May 11, 2011, 2:22 pm • Posted by Lisa Pickoff-White
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A $50 million civil case about the shooting death of Oscar Grant III can proceed to trial, but without BART, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. U.S. District Court Judge Marilyn Patel also said that the lawsuit filed by Oscar Grant's … Continue reading »

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Arbitrator Reinstates Fired BART Officer in Mehserle Case

December 17, 2010, 11:14 am • Posted by Jon Brooks
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Marysol Domenici, one of the officers first on the scene in what degenerated into the shooting death of Oscar Grant by Johannes Mehserle, has been reinstated to her job by an arbitrator. Domenici was fired by interim BART Police Chief … Continue reading »

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Johannes Mehserle Denied Bail

December 3, 2010, 11:44 am • Posted by Jon Brooks
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From the Oakland Tribune: A Los Angeles judge has denied bail for former BART Police Officer Johannes Mehserle. Mehserle's attorney Michael Rains had asked Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Robert Perry for bail arguing in court Friday that his client … Continue reading »

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152 Arrested in Oakland After Mehserle Sentence

November 6, 2010, 2:15 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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On Friday, Judge Robert Perry sentenced ex-BART policeman Johannes Mehserle to two years in prison for the 2009 shooting death of Oscar Grant. The Associated Press and San Francisco Chronicle have reported that Mehserle's sentence will have 293 days deducted … Continue reading »

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Share Your Thoughts on the Johannes Mehserle Sentence

November 5, 2010, 1:49 pm • Posted by KQED News Staff
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A judge has sentenced Johannes Mehserle to two years in prison in the shooting death of Oscar Grant. What do you think about the sentence? Leave your thoughts in the comments.

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Mehserle Sentencing Scheduled for Friday 8:30 a.m.

November 4, 2010, 1:50 pm • Posted by Jon Brooks
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The Johannes Mehserle sentencing is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Friday at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles. Mehserle, a former BART police officer, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for shooting and killing 22-year-old Oscar Grant on … Continue reading »

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Full Text: Mehserle's Friends, Colleagues Speak on His Behalf in Trial Docs

October 28, 2010, 10:01 am • Posted by Jon Brooks
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This is pretty fascinating. The Los Angeles Superior Court web site has posted the recent memoranda related to the upcoming sentencing of former BART police officer Johannes Mehserle, and the defense has included testimony from people who know Mehserle personally. … Continue reading »

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