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Atlanta drug raid shooting case about to reach sentencing

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

Nearly two years ago, officers pled guilty in the botched Atlanta drug raid that led to the death of Kathryn Johnston. Sentencing approaches and Ex-cops apologize for deadly drug raid ahead of sentencing. Proceedings continue today. From CNN.com which paints an ugly picture of false affidavits for search warrants: Smith, Junnier and Tesler pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiracy to violate civil rights resulting in death. Smith and Junnier also pleaded guilty to state charges of voluntary manslaughter and making false statements, and Smith admitted to planting bags of marijuana in Johnston's house after her death. Tesler was convicted on one state count of making false statements for filling out an affidavit stating that an informant had purchased crack cocaine at Johnston's home in a crime-plagued neighborhood near downtown Atlanta...continue to full post

Full post as published by Fourth Amendment on February 24, 2009 (boomark / email).