arrest and conviction of dorner. since he died before the arrest, no reward, it s being denied. is this fair? no, it s absolutely not fair. morally, i think it s appalling. legally speaking, remember the reward was predicated on capture and kwux. the city is going to duck out of their $100,000 contribution to what was supposed to be a $1 million reward. los angeles this week said that it s disingenuous. that s kind. there s a public policy behind government spored rewards. i think it s terrible riverside is pulling out. it s a good legal argument. but at the end of the day, lsm a. is going to pay some kind of reward. i m certain that s going to happen. if not for the reports by the couple whose car was stolen and another man whose pickup was
hijacked by dorner, would authorities have even known he was in the location where he di died? absolutely not. that s why they are going to pay the money. i also think in addition to what avery says, which i agree with, it goes beyond the moral obligation. i think there s a legal duty and here s why. when you look at contract law, there was no written contract, but there doesn t need to be. when contract law is examined, you look at equity. courts and contracts like to impose and hold people to their bargain. i think if there was a legal theory pursued, or constructive trust theories, i think i m pulling one back. i think under the legal theories you can pursue them and successfully in order to get them to pay the money. but then will it resort to that? these folks filing the claims will have to take legal course or will riverside finally say, you know what, i m hearing the
involving a form r lsm asm police officer, a $100,000 reward for his arrest and conviction is being withdrawn. in february crist fehr dorn cr dorner was wanted for killing pour people. he was on the run tr ten days. on february 12th, he was found holed up in a cabin. the cabin caught fire and dorner killed himself as officers closed in on him. two claims have been made an the reward. because dorner was dead before capture, the city said the criteria for getting the money was not met. let s bring in avery freeman, a law professor joining us from cleveland. good to see you. and joey jackson in for richard herman. joey, a criminal defense attorney in new york and joining us from new york. good to see you as well. gentlemen, avery you first, the city of riverside argues the reward was for leading to the