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California Murder Charges Filed in New Year's Day Shooting, Self Defense Plea Expected

By Walin & Klarich

Do I Need a Southern California Murder Defense Attorney If I Shot Someone in Self Defense? Alameda County District Attorney Tom Orloff filed a murder charge against an ex-transit police officer. The charge sprung from the New Year?s Day fatal shooting of ?an unarmed and allegedly restrained black man.? The Alameda County DA filed the rare charge against the ex-officer after community residents and local leaders protested in the two weeks following the shooting. 22-year-old Oscar Grant was shot by 27-year-old transit police officer Johannes Mehserle. The shooting occurred while Grant was being restrained by police after an incident on an Oakland subway. Johannes was charged with murder on Tuesday January 13, 2009 and will likely face extended prison time, contingent on whether a first or second degree murder charge is filed...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on January 23, 2009 (boomark / email).