A federal jury in a civil case against a policeman involved in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor in 2020 reached an impasse Thursday, forcing a mistrial. After nearly a full week of deliberations, the jury was unable to agree on whether or not to convict Brett Hankison for using excessive force and violating the rights of the victim.
A mistrial was ordered on Thursday after a federal jury came to an impasse in the legal rights case against the police officer responsible for Breonna Taylor’s shooting death in 2020. The jury debated for almost a week before deciding whether to find past officer Brett Hankison guilty of using excessive force that violated his rights. A mistrial was ordered on Thursday after a federal jury came to an impasse in the legal rights case against the police officer responsible for Breonna Taylor’s shooting death in 2020. The jury could not decide whether to convict former officer Brett Hankison of using excessive force that violated the rights after almost a week of deliberation.
A federal jury in a civil case against a policeman involved in the shooting death of Breonna Taylor in 2020 reached an impasse Thursday, forcing a mistrial. After nearly a full week of deliberations, the jury was unable to agree on whether or not to convict Brett Hankison for using excessive force and violating the rights of the victim.
