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Although this film focuses on one incident, the piece itself is inspired by the ongoing epidemic of race - related police brutality cases.

The DN did report this week that Cuomo is considering automatic reviews by the state when grand juries fail to indict in police brutality cases.

«If you can't trust me and my 61 other colleagues in the state to handle police brutality cases, then take them all from us,» Mr. Thompson told radio host Brian Lehrer on WNYC this morning.

Senate majority leader Dean Skelos, a Republican from Long Island, indicated that a Cuomo plan for an independent monitor of police brutality cases would also be dropped.

Cuomo's own proposals are part of a seven point - package that includes statewide reconciliation commission on police / community relations and an independent monitor in certain police brutality cases in which a grand jury issues no indictment.

Ms. Lynch has seen her share of high - profile cases, including when she oversaw the prosecution of the police officers charged in the Abner Louima police brutality case.

Straight Outta Compton also takes place during the Rodney King police brutality case, as a point of reference of N.W.A.'s music and real life.

What To Do After Being Victimized Police brutality cases present several challenges to victims and their lawyers.

Kenneth Thompson, the Brooklyn district attorney, blasted a request to appoint a special prosecutor in Eric Garner - like cases as «unworkable,» continuing his unusually outspoken defense of district attorneys and how they handle police brutality cases.

While at the Department, he specialized in the prosecution of police brutality cases.

Cuomo signed the executive order last week after state lawmakers could not agree on a package of criminal justice reform measures such as changes to the grand jury process as well as a special monitor for certain police brutality cases.

As Green said at Deadline's Sundance Studio, although this film focuses on one incident the piece itself is inspired by the ongoing epidemic of race - related police brutality cases.

Criminal justice issues are expected to figure prominently this legislative session as Cuomo has suggested he plans to recommend changing the grand jury process as well as create a special prosecutor to handle police brutality cases.

The state's local district attorneys say they can support measures to make the grand jury process more transparent, but are «diametrically opposed» to automatically requiring special prosecutors in police brutality cases.

ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo is considering requiring automatic state reviews when grand juries fail to indict in police brutality cases, the Daily News has learned.

Suffolk County District Thomas Spota resigned on Thursday amid his federal indictment on charges that he and a top assistant conspired to obstruct a police brutality case.

The December 5, 2017 settlement in the killing of Mharloun Saycon, a mentally ill Fililpino man, is among the largest in Long Beach history for a police brutality case.

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