Cuomo's order, issued in the wake of the national uproar over last summer's deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., and Eric Garner in Staten Island, hands the responsibility for the investigation of
unarmed deaths of civilians at the hands of police to the attorney general's office, which would also handle any resulting prosecutions that emerge.
Not exact matches
Five
of its employees were indicted in 2007 in relation to the
deaths of 17
unarmed Iraqi
civilians — forcing the company to change its name to Xe Services in a bid to distance itself from the controversy.
According to The Wall Street Journal, body cameras have become a $ 1 billion industry since the
deaths of Brown, Eric Garner, and other
unarmed black
civilians at the hands
of police officers.
When trying to show why terrorism is the greater evil, Ignatieff lists his limiting conditions in mirror - image form: terror makes violence a first resort, «target [s]
unarmed civilians and punish [es] them for their allegiance or ethnicity,» and seeks the
death of politics itself.
Because Thevenin was not carrying a weapon, the case could have fallen under a relatively new governor's order, empowering the attorney general to review any
death of an
unarmed civilian at the hands
of police.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order last year that authorized Schneiderman to investigate cases where police killed
unarmed civilians and cases where «there is a significant question as to whether the
civilian was armed and dangerous at the time
of his or her
death.»
The latter plaque recognized the governor for signing an executive order last June that made state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman the special prosecutor for all cases where a police officer kills a possibly
unarmed civilian, which Mr. Sharpton called «the only national model» for handling
deaths at the hands
of local law enforcement.
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.»
Keith's leadership has ensured that New York leads the nation.We were the first state to dedicate a month to gun violence awareness, we've raised the minimum wage, and are leading the way with the creation
of a special prosecutor to investigate when police officers are involved in the
deaths of unarmed civilians.
Schneiderman's staff is looking to see if it falls within the guidelines
of a July 8 executive order by Gov. Andrew Cuomo which requires the attorney general's office to investigate all police - involved
deaths of unarmed civilians, sources told the Daily News.
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.
Separately, a 2015 executive order from Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo gave the attorney general the authority to act as a special prosecutor, but only to investigate the
deaths of unarmed civilians by law enforcement.
Attorney General Eric Schneiderman will be appointed a special prosecutor in cases involving police - related
deaths of unarmed civilians after Gov. Andrew Cuomo and state lawmakers failed to reach a broader agreement on criminal justice reform measures.
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.
Assemblyman Tom Abinanti is taking state AG Eric Schneiderman's call for temporary power to investigate
unarmed civilian deaths at the hands
of police officers one step further.
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.
NEW YORK — Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman released the following statement June 23, on Governor Cuomo's announcement that he would appoint the Attorney General's office to investigate
deaths of unarmed civilians at the hands
of the police:
«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.
Schneiderman was empowered to investigate the shooting and its aftermath based on Gov. Andrew Cuomo's 2015 executive order allowing the attorney's office to probe police actions that result in the
death of unarmed civilians.
MANHATTAN — Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is asking Gov. Andrew Cuomo for the power to investigate the
death of unarmed civilians at the hands
of police in order to address a «deep crisis
of confidence in some
of the fundamental elements
of our criminal justice system.»
The proposal falls short
of calls by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman that he be given power to investigate the
deaths of unarmed civilians at the hands
of police.
As Democrats focus on
deaths of unarmed black
civilians in police incidents, the
death of a Mount Vernon woman was referenced at the convention.
The case is one
of the first Schneiderman's office has examined since Gov. Andrew Cuomo named him special prosecutor earlier this month, granting him the power to investigate and if necessary prosecute police officers involved in the
death of an
unarmed civilian.
an executive order appointing the state Attorney General the special prosecutor in the event that law enforcement cause the
death of unarmed civilians.
There can be no amnesty for any members
of Burkina Faso's elite presidential guard found to be responsible for the
deaths of 14
unarmed civilians...
Schneiderman Special Prosecutor Case: Earlier this week Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced that his first case as special prosecutor in police involved
deaths of unarmed civilians would investigate the circumstances surrounding Raynette Turner's
death.
Less than a week after a Staten Island grand jury failed to indict a NYPD officer in the
death of Eric Garner, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is asking Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a fellow Democrat, to temporarily authorize him to investigate and prosecute future cases where a police officer's actions lead to the
death of an
unarmed civilian.
Fryer said that after the
death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo., and other recent cases in which police killed
unarmed black
civilians, Fryer felt he had to know more.
Headlines about the shooting
deaths of unarmed civilians at the hands
of police are seemingly never - ending, and Jay Coles is engaging with this subject matter in his powerful, necessary and hype - worthy YA debut, Tyler Johnson Was Here.