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Cops’ drive-by taser game ends poorly after the bodycam footage is reviewed by prosecutors. Usually, taser cases are fairly easy to win because there’s a ton of caselaw on tasers and excessive force. I’m not sure where this one went sideways….. #policemisconduct #taserlaw #legalanalysis thecivilrightslawyer.com
Drive-By Taser Game Caught on
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Join me and special guest LACKLUSTER, tonight to watch, discuss and analyze some recent police videos making the rounds, including the OIS in Tucson of the guy in the power chair. And more..... #CivilRightsLaw #PoliceVideos #TucsonPD LIVE at 7pm ET - Freedom is Scary, Ep. 84 https://thecivilrightslawyer.com/2021/12/01/analysis-of-recent-police-videos-with-guest-lackluster/ Lackluster's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/LackLusterMedia/featured Lackluster's website: https://lacklustervideo.com/videos-1
Analysis of Recent Police Videos with Guest LACKLUSTER
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Former police officer Everett Maynard was found guilty by a federal jury on November 18, 2021 of violating an arrestee’s civil rights. Maynard was convicted by a jury in Charleston, WV for using excessive force against an arrestee while he was a police officer with the Logan, West Virginia, Police Department. I show you the actual photos sent to the jury and go over the law…. #police #arrest #lawyer
Jury finds Cop Guilty of Civil Rights Violation after he flips the bird to the camera
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Today we filed a federal Section 1983 civil rights lawsuit alleging multiple counts of civil rights violations related to allegations of excessive force which occurred during a “domestic disturbance” call involving my client, Melvin Sargent. Following a non-violent argument with his wife, deputies from the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department arrived at his home. Due to the fact that he was open-carrying a pistol in a retention holster, as he usually did, and as he was legally entitled to do, Mr. Sargent went out of his way to raise his hands in the air and allow the officers to disarm him, following their arrival. However, as the complaint alleges, after being disarmed, he was punched in the face with a closed fist, and subjected to violence from there. His hand was boot-stomped, which resulted in a fractured hand. After handcuffs were applied behind his back and placed in the rear of the police cruiser, his hand began to swell and cause severe pain. When he complained about the pain, the deputy violently pushed him and began punching him again. He then sprays pepper spray in his eyes for 3 to 5 seconds, and then shuts him inside the police cruiser. Afterwards the deputy walks over to Mr. Sargent’s significant other, who was filming video, where you can see his black armored knuckle gloves, covered with my client’s blood. Read the full complaint, as filed today: https://thecivilrightslawyer.com/2021/11/23/federal-civil-rights-lawsuit-filed-against-mercer-county-deputies-for-excessive-force-during-domestic-disturbance-call/ Part 1 video: https://youtu.be/84VAy5bC5IE
Arrest Video Shows Bloody Armored Gloves - LAWSUIT filed today
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Late last week the West Virginia Supreme Court issued an opinion formally censuring a Family Court Judge who was caught on video searching the home of my client, threatening him with jail, and forcing him to turn off video and audio recordings documenting the event. The Court held that the WV Constitution bars a judicial officer from personally searching someone's home and that doing so was no longer a "judicial act." This may be very important to the fact that we have a federal civil rights lawsuit pending right now, where the judge has asserted judicial immunity, which pertains to that very thing. While the judge claimed to have the power to conduct a "view" of a litigant's home because in Family Court, they are both the judge and the jury, the Supreme Court shot that argument down. “Indeed, searches are so quintessentially executive in nature that even a judge who participates in one acts ‘not * * * as a judicial officer, but as an adjunct law enforcement officer...." Read the full opinion here: https://thecivilrightslawyer.com/2021/11/18/wv-supreme-court-censures-family-court-judge-goldston-for-illegal-search/ #JudicialImmunity #JudicialMisconduct #FourthAmendment
Supreme Court Censures Family Court Judge for Home Search
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A West Virginia Circuit Court judge has been charged with violating the rules of judicial conduct after he verbally accosted a young police officer in his jurisdiction who had pulled him over for allegedly using his cell phone while driving and abusing his power. I obtained the raw body cam footage. This happened in Moorefield, West Virginia. During the stop, the judge calls the officer's supervisor and allegedly attempts to stop the issuance of a ticket. After the stop he makes even more phone calls, and even shows up at the mayor's house later that evening. He was investigated and charged by judicial disciplinary authorities. #JudicialMisconduct #BodyCam #TrafficStops Read the Statement of Charges: https://thecivilrightslawyer.com/2021/11/17/body-cam-shows-judge-flip-out-at-traffic-stop-now-charged-with-abusing-authority%ef%bf%bc/ Here's an article in the West Virginia Record about the situation: https://wvrecord.com/stories/611358165-circuit-judge-charged-with-verbally-attacking-officer-after-traffic-stop-abusing-his-power
Body Cam shows JUDGE flip out at Traffic Stop - now charged with abusing authority
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Someone asked me what I would have said yesterday at closing arguments in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial. Obviously I would have a lot more time to spend polishing it and expanding it, but this would be the basic theme and structure I would use. Over the years I have found a basic formula that I think works well and can be adapted to the particular facts of the case. In real life, you need to spend somewhere approaching 100 hours or so for every 1 hour of actual time in a jury trial, in order to be as prepared as possible. This is part of the problem with our imperfect system. You are at a huge disadvantage without the requisite money to fund this sort of preparation. As for this though, remember you are getting what you paid for..... But you get the idea. #KyleRittenhouseTrial #ClosingArguments #TrialTactics Link to the full video: https://youtu.be/Kq3JJG7XFFY https://thecivilrightslawyer.com/
This would be my Closing Argument in Defense of Kyle Rittenhouse
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Closing arguments today in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial. Post-trial legal analysis. Also, the firearms possession count - count 6 - was dismissed by the judge prior to closing arguments beginning. The evidence is closed and attorneys for each side gets to make their arguments to the jury. Here's my take.... Live at 7:00 p.m. ET. Freedom is Scary - Ep. 83 #RittenhouseTrial #LegalAnalysis #ClosingArgument
Rittenhouse Trial Closing Arguments - Legal Analysis
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Legal analysis tonight following the close of evidence in the #KyleRittenhouseTrial with attorneys Chris Wiest and John Bryan. Live at 6:30 p.m. ET. It's day 10 of the Rittenhouse trial. The evidence is in, jury instructions are in dispute, and closing arguments are scheduled for Monday. Duty to retreat? Provocation? Video footage? Join us to discuss.. #LegalAnalysis #RittenhouseJuryInstructions Freedom is Scary, Ep. 81. John Bryan: https://thecivilrightslawyer.com Chris Wiest: http://cwiestlaw.com
Rittenhouse Trial Friday Night Legal Analysis
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