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Howard Morgan Case Still Has No Justice News One
Chicago police officer who was shot 28 times by four White officers on the way home from work. And to add insult to injury, Howard ended up being the one convicted of attempting to murder them.
“He had no gunshot residue on his hand, and they could not find the White officer’s bullet proof vest that they said Mr. Morgan fired the bullet in to,” Crump said. “We’re just supposed to take the word of the four White police officers? That’s really troubling and so is the fact that he did not have any gunshot residue on his hand. It’s also telling that he never fired his gun.”
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He was actually tried twice on the same charges after he was acquitted the first time. That's called "Double Jeopardy".
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Black Police Officer Howard Morgan Was Shot 28 Times By Four White Police Officers. Yet Somehow He s Guilty.
And the Guy was 62. Led an exemplary life but it wasn't enough. He was too black.
Chicago police officer who was shot 28 times by four White officers on the way home from work. And to add insult to injury, Howard ended up being the one convicted of attempting to murder them.
“He had no gunshot residue on his hand, and they could not find the White officer’s bullet proof vest that they said Mr. Morgan fired the bullet in to,” Crump said. “We’re just supposed to take the word of the four White police officers? That’s really troubling and so is the fact that he did not have any gunshot residue on his hand. It’s also telling that he never fired his gun.”
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He was actually tried twice on the same charges after he was acquitted the first time. That's called "Double Jeopardy".
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Black Police Officer Howard Morgan Was Shot 28 Times By Four White Police Officers. Yet Somehow He s Guilty.
- Before it could be tested for finger prints, bullets, and other evidence from the confrontation, police crushed the van that Morgan had been driving.
- No fingerprints were found on Morgan’s gun.
- The bullets that struck two of the officers weren’t recovered. The officers testified that they didn’t see Morgan fire the bullets and admitted that they were in each other’s line of fire, which means that a jury could reasonably conclude that the officers may well have been hit by “friendly fire.”
And the Guy was 62. Led an exemplary life but it wasn't enough. He was too black.