State v. Slager

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:legal_case
gptkbp:appeals_to upheld conviction
filed by defense
gptkbp:argued_on self-defense
gptkbp:case_analysis legal scholars
law enforcement training
gptkbp:case_number 2015 A2300201
gptkbp:case_outcome conviction for murder
gptkbp:case_significance highlighted police violence
gptkbp:case_types gptkb:murder
gptkbp:casualties gptkb:Walter_Scott
gptkbp:charging_method gptkb:murder
gptkbp:clinical_trial gptkb:2016
gptkb:Charleston,_South_Carolina
three weeks
gptkbp:community_feedback mixed reactions
gptkbp:community_impact raised awareness of racial issues
gptkbp:consequences impact on law enforcement policies
gptkbp:convicted_of 20 years in prison
gptkbp:court gptkb:Michael_Slager
gptkb:South_Carolina
gptkb:State_of_South_Carolina
not guilty
David Aylor
gptkbp:date gptkb:2015
gptkbp:duration ongoing appeals process
gptkbp:events gptkb:North_Charleston,_South_Carolina
April 4, 2015
gptkbp:historical_figures gptkb:Michael_Slager
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label State v. Slager
gptkbp:impact public discourse on race and policing
gptkbp:is_a_supporter_of increased activism
gptkbp:judges diverse jury
unanimous verdict
Cameron M. Currie
gptkbp:legal_issue unjustified shooting
gptkbp:legal_representation public defender
gptkbp:legislation police reform laws
gptkbp:media_appearances controversial
gptkbp:media_coverage extensive
gptkbp:movement gptkb:Black_Lives_Matter
gptkbp:outcome guilty verdict
gptkbp:precedent police accountability
gptkbp:public_perception divided opinions
gptkbp:public_reaction national protests
gptkbp:related_cases Scott v. Harris
gptkbp:related_event other police shootings
gptkbp:significance police use of force case
gptkbp:state_attorney gptkb:South_Carolina_Attorney_General
gptkbp:was_a_demonstration_of ballistics evidence
bystander footage
gptkbp:witnesses multiple eyewitnesses
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Murder_of_Walter_Scott
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4