A jury has cleared three Washington state police officers of all criminal charges in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis, a Black man who was shocked, beaten and restrained facedown on a Tacoma sidewalk as he pleaded for breath.
“The biggest reason why I personally think this jury found reasonable doubt is because the defense was essentially allowed to put Manny Ellis on trial,” Ericksen said via email. “The defense attorneys were allowed to dredge up Manny’s past and repeat to the jury again and again Manny’s prior arrests in 2015 and 2019. That unfairly prejudiced jurors against Manny.”
Exactly. They allowed the police to air out the man’s dirty laundry when he couldn’t defend himself anymore, and used it to justify his murder. Sickening
Fuck the judge who allowed this, too.
Exactly. They allowed the police to air out the man’s dirty laundry when he couldn’t defend himself anymore, and used it to justify his murder. Sickening