Tag Johannes Mehserle

From the excellent SF Weekly live blog Veteran Oakland civil rights attorney Jim Chanin — who has sued Bay Area police departments countless times — told SF Weekly he had mixed feelings about the verdict. In 40 years as a…

The gun enhancement charge makes his sentence much more severe. His possible sentence is 5-14 years, and under California’s Draconian sentencing laws, judges have little if any leeway. His years in prison will be Hell.

BART transit officer Johannes Mehserle shot Grant in the back as Grant was lying face down on a BART station floor. Multiple cell phone cameras recorded it. He said it was an accident and he meant to use his taser.…

SFist Oakland riots, will they or won’t they happen? Johannes Mehserle, the BART cop accused of killing Oscar Grant at the Frutivale station, could face 2nd degree murder (15 years – life), voluntary manslaughter (3 – 11 years), involuntary manslaughter…

Johannes Mehserle, a Bay Area Rapid Transit cop, killed Oscar Grant by shooting him in the back while Grant was lying stomach down on the ground and not resisting. BART has agreed to pay $1.5 million to Grant’s survivors. Mehserle…