Sentences with phrase «around jury decision»

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A St. Louis County grand jury's decision Monday not to indict a police officer in Ferguson, Mo., over the fatal shooting of an unarmed teenager has led to demonstrations around the nation.

It is unclear how many additional officers will be dispatched in the wake of the decision, but sources said that the grand jury could decide by Wednesday night to indict the officer who wrapped his arm around Garner's neck while arresting him.

Earlier this month, following a grand jury's decision to not indict an officer in the death of Eric Garner and the murder of two NYPD officers, Senate Republicans announced that they would hold a series of hearings around the state weigh changes to the criminal justice system.

Demonstrators around the country have staged die - ins and other protests since the ruling, a decision that closely followed a Missouri grand jury's refusal to indict an officer in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown.

Following the Garner grand jury decision, Cuomo said that he, «like many Americans,» was surprised that no indictment was leveled against Officer Daniel Pantaleo, especially since there was a powerful video that captured Pantaleo putting an arm around the Staten Islander's neck as Pantaleo and other officers wrestled him to the ground.