This is live footage of the well-known murder of Oscar Grant. He was killed by BART officer Johannes Mehserle on January 1, 2009. Grant was being detained for fighting aboard a BART train. Officer Mehserle's defense was that he mistook his taser for his firearm, unintentionally killing Grant. As footage shows, Grant was being searched by 2 officers with his hands hogtied behind his back when officer Mehserle shot him in the back. During the criminal trial, the charges of 1st and 2nd degree murder were thrown out. Mehserle was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to two years in prison. He was released on probation after 11 months. California law requires a minimum of 2 years for involuntary manslaughter but an added 3 years for any crime committed with a weapon (gun enhancement); meaning the minimum sentence was 5 years for his crime. Mehserle is now attempting to expunge his record to become an officer again.
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