S/o to Kali Akuno for the assist
(Oakland, CA) – Three groups who have actively been working toward justice for Oscar Grant – ONYX, The New Years Movement and the General Assembly for Justice for Oscar Grant – are denouncing an announcement today by the defense team for former BART officer Johannes Mehserle that they are seeking a retrial in the shooting death of unarmed Oscar Grant, III. … Continue Reading
LOS ANGELES — The sentencing date for former BART police Officer Johannes Mehserle has been pushed back three months, to Nov. 5, to allow attorneys to prepare for what is expected to be a lengthy hearing.
A Los Angeles jury convicted Mehserle of involuntary manslaughter July 8 in the shooting death of unarmed train rider Oscar Grant. The verdict means jurors concluded that prosecutors hadn’t proved Mehserle intended to kill Grant, but believed the officer acted recklessly when he shot Grant in the back Jan. 1, 2009, at the Fruitvale BART Station in Oakland.
Jurors also found that Mehserle, 28, had used a gun in the commission of a crime. He faces between five and 14 years in prison, although legal experts said defense attorneys could argue for probation.
Mehserle is in Los Angeles County Jail and will remain there until sentencing.
Judge Robert Perry, who originally set sentencing for Aug. 6, agreed Wednesday to the defense request to push it into fall.
At the hearing, the judge will listen to Grant’s family members deliver what are known as victim impact statements. Mehserle can plead for mercy, and his supporters can address the court as well.
Read more at sfgate.
At the same time King James was preparing to tell the world where he would be playing basketball next year, the jury in the Oscar Grant trial was busy making their decision. And their message rang loud and clear! Former BART police officer Johannes Mehserle was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for killing Oscar Grant, although many closest to the case felt that Mehserle should have been charged with second degree murder.
I am hurt, saddened and feeling like the life of a black male is worthless in the eyes of America’s judicial system.
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