Chun on Wednesday denied a defense request for a mistrial, saying Liang's legal team fell "way, way short" in arguing that the prosecution in closing arguments implied the officer intentionally shot Gurley. The jury asked that the testimony of Liang
The lawyer for the mother of Akai Gurley's child is asking the NYPD inspector general to investigate whether there was inadequate CPR training in the Police Academy based on the sworn testimony at the trial of Officer Peter Liang, the Daily News has
Chun on Wednesday denied a defense request for a mistrial, saying Liang's legal team fell "way, way short" in arguing that the prosecution in closing arguments implied the officer intentionally shot Gurley. The jury asked that the testimony of Liang
The officer, Peter Liang, 28, was found guilty of manslaughter and official misconduct earlier this month in the shooting death of Akai Gurley, 28. He was immediately fired after the highly unusual conviction of a cop for the shooting death of a
Instead, the officer, Peter Liang, had seen Mr. Gurley, 28, while on a routine patrol and aimed, a prosecutor argued in State Supreme Court in Brooklyn. “He pointed his gun,” Joe Alexis, an assistant district attorney said, “and shot Akai Gurley.” The