Yanez would have faced up to 20 years in prison if he was found guilty. Castile appeared in the video bloodied and slumped in the driver's seat while Reynolds' 4-year-old daughter is also in the auto. He was seatbelted and doing as he was told, when he was shot by Officer YANEZ who fired 7 shots into the vehicle where my 4 y/o daughter and I also Saturday.
Reynolds testified that she started recording because she feared for her own life.
Defense attorneys for a Minnesota police officer charged with manslaughter in the death of a black motorist say the jury won't deliberate over the weekend if they can't reach a verdict Friday. The incident happened on July 6, 2016, and massive demonstrations resulted when protesters who felt Officer Jeronimo should not have used such deadly force took to the streets to voice their opinions.
Reynolds' daughter - 4 years old at the time - was also in the auto. In it, Castile can be seen bleeding to death in the driver's seat.
"Drugs and guns don't mix", Gray said during closing arguments.
Kauser also testified that he trusted Yanez as a partner. On the stand, Yanez told the courtroom he thought he "was going to die", and claimed he thought Castile was reaching for the gun when he shot into the auto.
Valerie Castile, mother of Philando Castile, in November when her son's killer was charged with manslaughter.
Castile's death was the impetus for Black Lives Matter demonstrations around the Twin Cities area that mirrored protests following the deaths of Alton Sterling, Michael Brown, and others at the hands of police. "I did not want to shoot Mr. Castile at all", he said.
The squad-car video shows Yanez approaching Castile's auto and asking for a driver's license and proof of insurance. "That is the devastating message this verdict, along with all those similar acquittals before it, sends to communities of color across the nation".
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She has hired attorneys and plans a lawsuit.
Tom Kelly is another member of the Yanez legal team. Paulsen questioned Kauser at length about police procedure, what he saw during the stop, and how the shooting took him by surprise.
While he was in a vehicle, simply reaching for his wallet and ID. Defense attorney Earl Gray rubbed the shoulder of Yanez.
The ACLU and Amnesty International issued statements criticizing the verdict and NAACP Legal Defense Fund Director-Counsel Sherrilyn Ifill said the jury's decision shows how hard it is to prosecute a police officer in a fatal shooting.
Judge William Leary told jurors Friday that he was denying the request.
When asked if he wanted to shoot his victim, Yanez replied in the negative.
The defense argued that Castile was under the influence of marijuana and did not comply with the officer's instructions.
Leary ran a no-nonsense courtroom during the trial.
The ACLU said that the jury's decision to acquit Yanez is "part of a disturbing national pattern of officers using execessive force against people of color, often during routine encounters". The rest of the jurors were white.
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