Sentences with phrase «unarmed civilians caused»
«Governor Andrew Cuomo's Executive Order No. 147 is gravely flawed and invites serious legal issues regarding how cases involving the «deaths of unarmed civilians caused by law enforcement officers» will be properly investigated during the critical, early hours and days after such a tragic incident occur,» the organization said in a statement.
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Attorney General Eric Schneiderman in December called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to grant his office the interim power to investigate deaths of unarmed civilians caused by police.
The district attorney who didn't secure an indictment in the Eric Garner case doesn't want any special prosecutor investigating future deaths of unarmed civilians caused by police.
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Governor Andrew Cuomo today issued an executive order directing the New York State attorney general «to investigate and, if warranted, prosecute certain matters involving the death of an unarmed civilian... caused by a law enforcement officer.»
Abelove is the first county prosecutor to face charges after Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2015 approved an executive order that gave Attorney General Eric Schneiderman special prosecutor powers in cases in which a law enforcement officer causes the death of unarmed civilian.
A year before, Governor Andrew Cuomo had empowered Schneiderman to investigate all cases where a law enforcement officer causes the death of an unarmed civilian or where there is a significant question as to whether the civilian was armed and dangerous.
an executive order appointing the state Attorney General the special prosecutor in the event that law enforcement cause the death of unarmed civilians.