Emotional Opening to Mehserle Murder Trial
Article by Thandisizwe Chimu....
Last updated at Mon, 27 Dec at 12:00am.

Former Bay Area Rapid Transit police officer Johannes Mehserle shot an unarmed Oscar Grant III on New Year’s Day 2009 on an Oakland subway platform.  Grant died hours later at a local hospital.  Amid extensive pre-trial publicity and accusations that African-Americans were prejudiced, the trial was moved to Los Angeles last fall.  The jury in the Los Angeles is made

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The Coalition for Justice for Oscar Grant responds to sentencing (Community Voices)
Blog entry by Coalition for Jus....
Last updated at Mon, 8 Nov at 2:27am.

By ONYX Organizing Committee

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Crowd-sourcing crime: Oakland police ask public to identify July 8 looters from published photos
Article by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Fri, 16 Jul at 2:50am.

We may live in a city where the layoff of 80 police officers is going to result in a department that refuses to come to your house when you get robbed or your car is stolen, but that doesn't mean Oakland police have slowed down in asking the public for help.

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Mehserle Sentencing Delayed Until Later This Year
Article by Thandisizwe Chimu....
Last updated at Wed, 14 Jul at 6:57am.

Sentencing for convicted killer Johannes Mehserle has been pushed back to later this year and his attorney says he will argue for a reduction in sentence when that time comes.

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Oakland reacts to Mehserle verdict: Multimedia gallery
Article by Amy Gahran.
Last updated at Fri, 9 Jul at 12:03pm.

On July 8, 2010, just after 4pm PT, it was announced that a Los Angeles jury found former BART police officer Johannes Mehserle guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the Jan 1, 2009 shooting death of the unarmed 22-year-old Hayward resident Oscar Grant.

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Photos: Oakland speaks out, acts out after Mehserle verdict
Article by Amy Gahran.
Last updated at Fri, 9 Jul at 12:01pm.

Through the evening of July 8, 2010, Spot.us founder David Cohn photographed the protests, vandalism, and Oakland Police response to public unrest after the Johannes Mehserle verdict:

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NEW VIDEOS & PHOTOS: Oakland copes with Mehserle verdict
Blog entry by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Fri, 9 Jul at 10:06am.

On July 8, 2010, at 4:10 p.m., former BART police officer Johannes Mehserle was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter by a jury trial in Los Angeles for the Jan. 1, 2009, shooting death of Oscar Grant. 

Oakland Local reporters have been gathering photos and videos of the city's reaction to this controversial verdict.

 

8:30 pm:

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Photos: Oakland's initial reactions to Mehserle verdict
Article by Marv Nettles.
Last updated at Fri, 9 Jul at 10:04am.

Oakland Local photographer Marv Nettles caught the initial reaction of Oaklanders near 14th and Broadway, downtown Oakland, to the news of the verdict.

 

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