× You've used up your 3 free articles for this month. Subscribe today.

$11.5 Million Jury Award to Family of Man Wrongfully Killed by Cop

Loaded on Feb. 15, 2012

Filed under: Police--Excessive Force, Police, Excessive Force (Police). Location: Maryland.

In March 2011, a Prince George’s County jury awarded $11.5 million in damages to the widow and child of a man who was shot to death by a police officer.

In August 2008, while moonlighting as a security guard, police officer Steven Jackson saw several men outside a Langley Park ...

Full article and associated cases available to subscribers.

As a digital subscriber to Prison Legal News, you can access full text and downloads for this and other premium content.

Subscribe today

Already a subscriber? Login

More from these topics:

Beyond the City Limits: How Rural Sheriff’s Departments  Are Driving the Spike in Police Killings, Aug. 1, 2025. Excessive Force, Shootings, Police--Excessive Force, Excessive Force (Police).
News in Brief, July 1, 2025. Misconduct/Corruption, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Shootings, Dogs, Police--Excessive Force, Brady Violations, Home Search, Bribery/Extortion/Theft, Brady Rule violations, Perjury/Perjured Testimony.
SCOTUS Announces Rejection of ‘Moment-of-Threat  Doctrine’ Because It Improperly Narrows Required  ‘Totality of the Circumstances’ Analysis for Fourth  Amendment Excessive-Force Claims, May 15, 2025. Shootings, Police--Excessive Force, Excessive Force (Police), Fourth Amendment, rights.
California Court of Appeal Announces Defendants May Obtain Brady Evidence From Police Officers’ Personnel Files in Advance of § 1172.6 Hearing Requesting Vacatur of Conviction and Resentencing for Certain Types of Murder Convictions, Feb. 15, 2025. Disclosure of Records, Police, Brady Violations, Murder/Felony Murder, Resentencing, Prior Conviction/Sentence/Incarceration, Evidence - Admissibility.
Chicago’s Police Body Cam Transparency, Feb. 1, 2025. Videotaping, Police, Police State-Surveillance.
Lawsuit Over Death or Severe Injury of 29 Houston Jail Detainees Survives Motion to Dismiss, Jan. 15, 2025. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Wrongful Death, Excessive Force (Police).
“Whoppergate” Embroils Georgia Sheriff, Jan. 15, 2025. Excessive Force (Police), Social Media.
Former Kentucky Sheriff Indicted for Murdering Judge in Chambers, Jan. 15, 2025. Shootings, Excessive Force (Police), Indictment/Information.
ICE’s Deadly Force Problem: A Culture of Impunity, Nov. 1, 2024. Immunity/Liability, Excessive Force (Police), Immigration Law/Offenses.
Study Finds That Black Americans Want Both Police Presence and Reform: Looking Beyond the Headlines, Oct. 1, 2024. Criminal justice system reform, Police, Racial Profiling.