Legal Opinion
People v. Mehserle
California Court of Appeal
Decided June 8, 2012No. A130654PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
MARCHIANO, P. J.
Defendant Johannes Mehserle served as a police officer for the Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART). Shortly after 2:00 a.m. on January 1, 2009, while responding to a report of a fight on a BART train, he shot and killed BART passenger Oscar Grant during a tense confrontation. Defendant was attempting to arrest and handcuff Grant for misdemeanor obstructing a police officer (Pen. Code, § 148), while Grant was lying facedown on the BART platform. Defendant shot Grant, who was unarmed, in the back. Defendant contended he meant to pull his Taser and shock Grant to subdue…
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