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Here's what the prosecutors need to prove to get a conviction for second-degree murder and first-degree manslaughter.

TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Lawyers for three Washington state officers charged in the death of a Black man who was beaten, shocked and hogtied facedown on a sidewalk have made their final arguments to the jury. The prosecution followed with a rebuttal and the judge dismissed the panel for the day. The jury is set to begin deliberations Thursday morning. Two of the Tacoma police officers, Matthew Collins and Christopher Burbank, are charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter. Officer Timothy ...

TACOMA, Wash. — Before they render a verdict, jurors in the trial of three Tacoma police officers charged with killing Manuel Ellis will not hear testimony about one of the

The attorneys for three officers in Washington state who are accused of killing a Black man after shocking, choking, and hogtieing him in police custody […]

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Tacoma Police Officers Christopher Burbank, Matthew Collins and Timothy Rankine face charges in the death of Manny Ellis, who died in police custody in March 2020.

Defense attorneys for the Tacoma police officers charged with killing Manny Ellis said the officer's use of force that night was justified and necessary.

The final moments of the Manny Ellis trial in Tacoma ended with outrage, as Judge Bryan Chushcoff admonished Prosecuting Attorney Patty Eakes for continuing to disregard his warning about her choice of words.

More than a week after an officer involved in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis claimed that he wouldn’t do anything differently when attempting to arrest the Black man, the legal representation for all the officers said that their clients aren’t even responsible for his death, instead blaming the actions of Ellis.

The fate of three Tacoma Police officers charged in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis is now in the hands of the jury.