US EditionJudge rules Breonna Taylor's boyfriend caused her death, dismisses some charges against ex-officers
- U.S. District Judge Charles Simpson ruled that the actions of Breonna Taylor's boyfriend were the legal cause of her death, not a bad warrant.
- Simpson reduced civil rights violation charges against officers Jaynes and Meany from possible life sentences to misdemeanors.
- The judge did not dismiss conspiracy charges against Jaynes or false statement charges against Meany.
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U.S. federal judge rules Breonna Taylor's boyfriend the 'legal' cause of her death
U.S. District Judge Charles Simpson's ruling declared that the actions of Taylor's boyfriend, who fired a shot at police the night of the raid, were the legal cause of her death, not a bad warrant.
Judge rules Breonna Taylor's boyfriend, not police, caused her death
More than four years after Kentucky police barged into Breonna Taylor’s home in the middle of the night and shot her to death, her family is still fighting for justice. And this week, a federal judge dealt them a major blow. On Thursday, US District Judge Charles Simpson, a Ronald Reagan appointee, dismissed felony charges against two of the former Louisville officers involved in the police raid that led to Taylor’s death. Instead, the judge rul…
Judge Clears Former Police Officers of Key Felony Charges In Breonna Taylor’s Death
A federal judge has dismissed the most serious charges against two former Louisville police officers accused of falsifying the search warrant that played a key role in a sequence of events culminating in the fatal shooting of Louisville resident Breonna Taylor in her apartment in 2020. U.S. District Judge Charles Simpson ruled on Aug. 22 to eliminate a key part of count one of the indictments against former Louisville Police Detective Joshua Jay…
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