Judge recuses herself from 4 APD officer cases
Court documents obtained by FOX 7 Austin say the judge felt the officer indictments were “politically motivated."
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Court documents obtained by FOX 7 Austin say the judge felt the officer indictments were “politically motivated."
Court documents obtained by FOX 7 Austin say the judge felt the officer indictments were “politically motivated."
An Austin judge has recused herself in four of 19 cases against police officers facing charges of use-of-force related to protests in May 2020.
A judge has recused herself from the cases of four Austin officers after she said the cases appeared politically motivated, a prosecutor's filing says.
Indictments released Tuesday accuse 19 officers of using deadly weapons to injure 11 demonstrators during protests against racial injustice and police violence two years ago.