A Los Angeles Superior Court judge Friday denied a defense motion that called for the dismissal of manslaughter charges brought against a current Torrance…
Defense lawyers for the officers facing criminal charges for the on-duty killing of Christopher Deandre Mitchell in 2018 unsuccessfully argued the case should have been dismissed -- and said they will appealA Los Angeles Superior Court judge Friday denied a defense motion that called for the dismissal of manslaughter charges brought against a currentofficer and a former officer for the 2018 on-duty killing of Christopher Deandre Mitchell, clearing the way for the case to proceed toward a trial.
The officers shot Mitchell, who was seated in the driver’s seat of a suspected stolen car, had what appeared to be a gun on the floor of the car between his legs. The gun was an air rifle. Mitchell’s shooting was one of four cases specifically listed by Gascón for potential re-examination while he was campaigning for office, and Gascón wrote in a campaign statement that he was troubled by the fact neither officer reported seeing a weapon before the shooting began, and one officer switched off his flashlight before firing into the car.
The Mitchell case is the only prosecution Middleton has initiated since he was appointed as a special prosecutor by Gascón in 2021.
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