BART case: As Oakland awaits Mehserle verdict, a push for peace

Christian Science Monitor - Daniel B. Wood - 2 Jul, 2010
Oakland community groups are educating young people about the justice system and the ill effects of rioting in the lead-up to a verdict in the trial of a ...

Jury deliberating in Calif. train shooting trial

The Associated Press - Greg Risling - 2 Jul, 2010
LOS ANGELES â€" Jurors have begun deliberating in the trial of a former San Francisco Bay area transit officer accused of murdering an unarmed black man ...

Jurors Deliberate In Trial Of Former BART Officer, Oakland Holds Its Breath

NPR (blog) - David Gura - 2 Jul, 2010
Alameda County Deputy District Attorney David Stein has finished his closing argument in the trial of Johannes Mehserle, a former Bay Area ...

Johannes Mehserle trial: Are attitudes shifting?

San Francisco Chronicle (blog) - 2 Jul, 2010
SFGate has asked this twice recently. On June 10, at the start of the trial, the results were: We asked the same question during closing arguments yesterday ...

Bracing for the Mehserle verdict

Kansas City Star (blog) - 2 Jul, 2010
A verdict could be coming soon in the trial of Johannes Mehserle, a former Oakland subway cop who's charged with shooting a man, Oscar Grant, ...

Oakland braces for possible riots as verdict approaches

CNN - 2 Jul, 2010
By the CNN Wire Staff Members of LA Coalition for Justice for Oscar Grant protest outside a pretrial hearing for Johannes Mehserle. ...

Oakland teeters on edge awaiting Mehserle verdict

The Associated Press - Terry Collins - 2 Jul, 2010
OAKLAND, Calif. â€" This Northern California city is bracing for an upcoming verdict in the racially-charged murder trial of a former Bay Area Rapid Transit ...

Oakland braces for verdict in BART shooting case

The Associated Press - 2 Jul, 2010
OAKLAND, Calif. â€" Oakland officials are bracing for an upcoming verdict in the racially charged murder trial of a former Bay Area Rapid Transit officer ...

Oakland calls for nonviolent verdict reaction

San Francisco Chronicle - Kevin Fagan - 2 Jul, 2010
Paul Sakuma / AP Monique Blodgett attends a candlelight ceremony for Oscar Grant in Oakland. Many in the city are preparing places for people to peacefully ...

Through Mehserle chaos, Oakland will endure

San Francisco Chronicle - 2 Jul, 2010
The tension in Oakland is palpable as the city awaits a verdict in the trial of Johannes Mehserle, a former BART police officer charged with murdering ...

Advocates prepare for peace in Oakland in advance of Mehserle verdict

San Jose Mercury News - Angela Woodall - 2 Jul, 2010
OAKLAND â€" Advocates around Oakland are calling for peace even as a share of storefronts in the city disappeared behind layers of plywood ...

With Verdict in Officer's Trial Near, Oakland Braces for Violence

New York Times - Shoshana Walter, Jack Duane - 2 Jul, 2010
Evan Shamar, a San Francisco wedding photographer, organized the protests last year after Johannes Mehserle, a BART police ...

Rally planned in response to Mehserle verdict

San Jose Mercury News - Sam Sutton - 2 Jul, 2010
Tony Coleman speaks to the media at a press conference in front of City Hall in Oakland, Calif., Thursday, July 1, 2010. ...

Oakland waits for Mehserle verdict

San Francisco Chronicle (blog) - ‎Jul 1, 2010‎
Tensions are high as former BART Police Office Johannes Mehserle's murder trial comes to an end in Los Angeles. Mehserle faces a possible second-degree ...

Oakland merchants bracing for Mehserle trial verdict

San Jose Mercury News - Angela Woodall - ‎Jul 1, 2010‎
Oakland, Calif. business owner Sharon Zhang walks down the street with an Oscar Grant III poster under her arm, Tuesday, June 29, ...

Justice or Just Us? Beyond the Hype of the Mehserle Trial

San Francisco Chronicle (blog) - ‎Jul 1, 2010‎
On New Year's day 2009, Johannes Mehserle shot Oscar Grant in the back, that much is clear. What's less clear is what justice in this case should look like. ...

Transit officer who killed unarmed man let 'emotions dictate actions ...

Los Angeles Times (blog) - ‎Jul 1, 2010‎
A former transit police officer charged with murder in the fatal shooting of an unarmed man in Oakland let his emotions dictate his actions, ...

Closing arguments set in CA train shooting trial

The Associated Press - Greg Risling - ‎Jul 1, 2010‎
LOS ANGELES â€" Closing arguments began Thursday in the trial of a former San Francisco Bay area transit police officer accused of murdering an unarmed black ...

BART shooting trial jury can consider lesser charges against police officer ...

Los Angeles Times (blog) - ‎Jul 1, 2010‎
With closing arguments set to begin Thursday, jurors in the trial of a former transit police officer charged with the shooting murder of an unarmed man in ...

Oakland Prepares for Response to Trial Verdict

New York Times - Jesse McKinley - ‎Jul 1, 2010‎
OAKLAND, Calif. â€" Officials in Oakland are girding for the verdict in a closely watched trial of a former transit police officer accused ...

Oscar Grant case: Johannes Mehserle will not be tried for murder

San Francisco Chronicle (blog) - ‎Jun 30, 2010‎
As the Oscar Grant trail, where former BART Police Officer Johannes Mehserle was originally tried for first degree murder comes to a close, ...

Manslaughter on the table in Mehserle trial

San Francisco Chronicle - Demian Bulwa - ‎Jun 30, 2010‎
Mona Shafer / AP This artist's sketch shows Johannes Mehserle, a former transit officer charged with the killing of Oscar Grant, testifying during his ...

Santa Cruz County cops plan ramped-up response for BART trial verdict; some ...

San Jose Mercury News - Jennifer Squires - ‎Jun 30, 2010‎
SANTA CRUZ - Dozens of Santa Cruz County law enforcement officers may be headed to Oakland in the coming days if ...

Judge gives options to jurors in CA train trial

San Jose Mercury News - Greg Risling - ‎Jun 30, 2010‎
LOS ANGELESâ€"A judge on Wednesday said jurors will have the option to consider lesser offenses such as manslaughter while deciding ...

Mehserle trial evokes violent memories

San Francisco Chronicle - ‎Jun 30, 2010‎
Mona Shafer / AP Former BART police officer Johannes Mehserle testifies during his trial for the shooting death of Oscar Grant. I wrote for the Los Angeles ...

Oakland Awaits Verdict In Subway Shooting Trial

NPR - Pendarvis Harshaw - ‎Jun 30, 2010‎
As part of NPR's continuing coverage of the Oscar Grant trial, Youth Radio brings us this audio postcard -- not from Los Angeles where ...

Tears Flow as Defense Rests in Mehserle Trial

San Francisco Chronicle (blog) - ‎Jun 30, 2010‎
By Oakland Local Contributor Thandisizwe Chimurenga After 13 days of testimony, the defense rested Tuesday in People v. Johannes Mehserle with the calling ...

Drummond: Fear-mongering heightens tensions as Oakland awaits Mehserle verdict

San Jose Mercury News - ‎Jun 30, 2010‎
By Tammerlin Drummond A poster of Oscar Grant III is displayed inside an Oakland, Calif., business on Tuesday, June 29, 2010. The owners said they hope it ...

Oscar Grant, Johannes Mehserle case graffiti at Oakland Lake Merritt removed

San Francisco Chronicle (blog) - ‎Jun 30, 2010‎
All of the taggings were done using red spray paint and all were messages related to the Oscar Grant, Johannes Mehserle murder case. ...

Closing arguments Thursday in Mehserle trial

San Francisco Chronicle - Demian Bulwa - ‎Jun 30, 2010‎
Nick Ut / AP Oscar Grant's mother, Wanda Johnson (shown Friday), was taken to a hospital after becoming disoriented during a break. ...

 

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