Legal Opinion
United States v. Michael Slager
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 8, 2019No. 18-4036PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WYNN, Circuit Judge:
Defendant Michael Slager ("Defendant"), a former officer with the North Charleston Police Department, admitted that he "willfully" shot and killed Walter Scott ("Scott"), when Scott was unarmed and fleeing arrest. Defendant further admitted that his decision to shoot Scott was "objectively unreasonable." Based on those admissions, Defendant pleaded guilty to depriving Scott of his civil rights under color of law.
The district court sentenced Defendant to a 240-month term of imprisonment. Before this Court, Defendant argues that the district court reversibly erred in setting…
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