racially motivated and violated their constitutional rights but a court oh dismissed the casement the judge noted qualified immunity. the protection police officers have from liability from civil damages. when the tolans apeeld the u.s. court of appeals for the 5th circuit court dismissed the court on the saepme grounds. in may of last year the supreme court ordered the 5th court to reconsider. the judges rule thad the lower courts made a mistake by never hearing the family s version of events before coming to a ruling. six years after the shooting the tolans will have the opportunity to tell their version of the events of the night in court. we did reach the attorney for sergeant cotton and the city who said the case was dismissed, sergeant cot top was acquitted and there is no indication that sergeant cotton has been anything other than proper in his conduct. of course this case we only have