Police Officer Who Killed Oscar Grant Is Found Guilty Of Involuntary Manslaughter; Sentenced To 2-4 Years In Prison

The Oscar Grant verdict is in and BART police officer Johannes Mehserle has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter. The charge is far less than many demonstrators had hoped for in the case. Mehserle was found not guilty of both second degree murder and voluntary manslaughter.
The verdict means that, pending sentencing, Mehserle may not spend anymore time in prison. He has been held since his arrest and through the trial.
Alameda County prosecutor David Stein argued to jurors that Mehserle intentionally shot Grant, 22, in the back after trying to handcuff him after a fight on a BART train at the Fruitvale station in Oakland. The incident took place early on January 1, 2009, as New Year's revellers made their way back home.
Jurors deliberated for about six and a half hours between Wednesday and Thursday before coming to a unanimous verdict of not guilty on the second degree murder charge, and the voluntary manslaughter charge, and guilty of involuntary manslaughter.
Immediately following the trial, television news crews showed a tense scene in San Francisco, Oakland and Los Angeles, where the trial was held. Many demonstrators felt that the verdict failed to provide justice in the highly-contentious case.
Mehserle is due in court for sentencing on August 1, 2010.
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Comment by 14finest on July 9, 2010 at 2:32pm: Thats Y I try to vote.....These fucked ass laws......This shit make me sick.....God is the ultimate Judge though. God Bless Oscar Grant's family....I send my love unconditionally to them and everyone else going through stuff like this.......103!!!!!!

Comment by richielow on July 9, 2010 at 4:46pm: the fuck up part is these motherfucker's know the law better then you

Comment by keef hogan on July 9, 2010 at 8:48pm: fuck tha police!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment by Slick on July 10, 2010 at 1:42am: Fuk da Police. U killed a POLICE U GETTIN LIFE AND IF YOU A POLICE Officer you get bascially a slap on the wrist. 2-4 years...Dats Bullshit when the judge trying to offer my boi 3 yrs for violating probation... In THIS CRAZY WORLD.

Comment by bad boyyy on July 12, 2010 at 2:23pm: Thats some straight bullshit. you kill a man by shooting him in his back, while handcuffed and you get 2-4yrs?? and they wonder why people are so hostile and full of rage. this is the type of shit that causes animosity towards whites. I really hope shit gets better but until then NO JUSTICE NO PEACE!

Comment by kpimp on July 13, 2010 at 5:11pm: these bitches be going 2 far a police just killed a guy here in b-more somebody gotta take astand an start cracking those bitches upside the head sho-nuff ya digggggggg...

Comment by Haggi$ Boy on July 19, 2010 at 8:33pm: DAMN DOWN HERE IN SAVANNAH A POLICE KILLED RAPPER MR. RUFFELS AND GOT OFF DAMN OOOOUUUUTTTTTLAAAAWWWW

Comment by KOBE on July 28, 2010 at 8:39pm: Mannnnn Fuck the Gotdamn Police!!! I get so fuckin tired of hearing bullshit like this. Those in the Govt always get a slap on they faggot ass wrist every single time. And fuck u muthafuccas who say they are more good cops then bad,cuz I ain't never met one. We the people need to get up in these muthafuccas faces and force some changes fuck a protest. 2-4 yrs is a spit in the face to the public. We need to round up all these puss ass hiding behind a badge coward ass bitches and stone they ass in public!!!!!!!!!