Caught killing and planting evidence on video South Carolina cop Michael Slager
Michael Slager seeking to overturn sentence in fatal shooting of Walter Scott citing ineffectiveness of lawyers Former North Charleston police officer convicted in connection to a fatal shooting of a man is seeking to overturn his sentence and conviction claiming his lawyers were ineffective during certain portions of his trial. According to court documents, Michael Slager filed a motion to vacate his conviction and sentence he received involving the fatal April 2015 shooting of Walter Scott which was captured on video. The former police officer pleaded guilty to the federal charge of violating Scott’s civil rights and was sentenced to… Continue reading
