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92tide said:
update in the tyre nichols case
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Second Cop in Tyre Nichols Case Changes His Mind About His Plea... | The Root

Former Memphis officer Emmitt Martin III decided to enter a guilty plea in the brutal beating of Tyre Nichols.
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Out of the five former Memphis police officers criminally charged in the brutal beating of Tyre Nichols, one of them threw in the towel on the fight to prove his innocence. The former cop has now decided to plead guilty.
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Along with his former colleagues, Mills originally pleaded not guilty to all charges. However, according to a recent court filing, Mills had a hearing set Thursday to change to a guilty plea on his federal charges, per NBC News. Each officer faces life in prison if convicted. Mills is looking at no more than 15 years in prison and no parole.
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Update: all three officers found NOT GUILTY on all counts.

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jthomas666 said:
And just so we're clear, there was VIDEO of them beating Nichols while he was on the ground, slumped against a police car.
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I've not kept up closely with this trial but I believe these three didn't actually beat Nichols, but rather didn't stop the two who were actually beating him. The two who beat / kicked him to death have already pled guilty to federal and state charges.

I read an attorney's description of the charges and he said the bodycam footage proved them not guilty based on the jury's instructions, some of which were:

Here are some of the jury instructions they have been given:
  • They must use only the law and evidence to determine their verdict. No sympathy.
  • For Second-Degree Murder, they must decide if the defendants unlawfully and intentionally killed Tyre Nichols.
  • For Aggravated Kidnapping, they must decide if the officers knowingly removed or confined Tyre Nichols, interfering with his liberty, causing him bodily injury.
  • As for the misconduct charge, they must prove that the defendants were public servants who refrained from performing a public duty imposed on them by law.
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Not defending anyone here, just posting what I've been reading.

To be 100% clear, Tyre Nichols was murdered and didn't deserve the way he was treated.
 
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crimsonaudio said:
I've not kept up closely with this trial but I believe these three didn't actually beat Nichols, but rather didn't stop the two who were actually beating him. The two who beat / kicked him to death have already pled guilty to federal and state charges.

I read an attorney's description of the charges and he said the bodycam footage proved them not guilty based on the jury's instructions, some of which were:



Not defending anyone here, just posting what I've been reading.

To be 100% clear, Tyre Nichols was murdered and didn't deserve the way he was treated.
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That makes sense to a point, but it's hard to imagine how they weren't guilty on that last charge--An acquittal there basically means that police are under no legal obligation to enforce the law.
 
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