By Nicholas Stix
Mistrial in Michael Slager Case Grounds for Restrained Celebration—Yet Much Concern
On Monday, December 5, 2016, the South Carolina jury trying white defendant Michael Slager in the April 4, 2014, North Charleston killing of black Walter Scott found itself hopelessly deadlocked, after four days of deliberation. Black Associate Judge Clifton Newman declared a mistrial, and white prosecutor Solicitor Scarlett Wilson vowed to retry and convict Slager, who is also due for an unconstitutional, triple-jeopardy, “civil rights” trial, at the feds’ hands….
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Correct. If the state cannot convict in a 2nd trial then the feds will try him for civil rights violations and such.
ReplyDeleteThis is the type of thing the kings of olden times did to their opposition. Tried them over and over in different locations until they got a conviction.
Even if not found guilty they make your life living hell.
None of the reports say if he was RELEASED due to the mistrial or if he will be HELD until the next trial.
ReplyDeleteI heard free until the next trial--which could be months.They have another trial to run through first.
ReplyDelete--GRA