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Zero of those cases have resulted in convictions, though 12 cases are still ongoing.
Police officers enjoy special legal doctrines that make it harder to prosecute them.
On Tuesday, a grand jury in New York declined to indict any of the seven police officers involved in the killing of Daniel Prude, a Black man who died in March after officers placed a bag over his head while he appeared to be experiencing a mental health crisis.
It was another loss for the office of the New York Attorney General. Out of the 43 investigations into police killings the attorney general s office has conducted since 2015, zero have resulted in convictions.
Daniel Prude Case Reflects Difficulty of Prosecuting Police in New York
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Daniel Prude case reflects difficulty of prosecuting police
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