The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund wants an independent investigation of Dallas police after a witness in the Amber Guyger trial is killed.
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund is calling for an independent investigation into Dallas police and the death of Joshua Brown, a key witness in the murder trial of former officer Amber Guyger convicted of killing a neighbor in his own apartment.
Brown's testimony was crucial because he lived on the same floor as Guyger and heard them talking – but said he did not hear Guyger shout verbal commands or warnings before shooting Jean.Sherrilyn Ifill, the defense fund's president, said it is critical to public confidence in the criminal justice system that witnesses who speak out against police violence are fully protected.
Brown moved to California, but went back to Dallas to testify when prosecutors threatened to issue a warrant for his arrest, Merritt said. Days later, Guyger was charged with murder and was fired. Last week, a jury convicted Guyger of murder and sentenced her to 10 years; under Texas state law, she must serve at least half the sentence to qualify for early release.
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