Gerald Goines guilty of murder in Harding Street no knock raid

pmbug said:

https://www.courthousenews.com/former-houston-police-officer-found-guilty-of-felony-murder-for-two-deaths-in-botched-2019-raid/

I really hope this leads to cops curtailing pursuit of no knock warrants/raids.

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Gerald Goines, convicted of felony murder, was rushed to a hospital Thursday on the cusp of jurors beginning their deliberations for his punishment.

The former Houston police officer, who turned 60 on Wednesday, appeared unsettled around 10:50 a.m. after prosecutor Tanisha Manning declared him shameful and looked directly at him during her closing arguments in the felony murder trial. He placed his hands firmly on the attorney’s table, catching the attention of one of his attorneys. The lawyer flagged down a bailiff, prompting the judge to excuse the jury.
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Within a half hour of Goines leaving the courtroom, he was rushed out of the 1201 Franklin courthouse on a stretcher with oxygen tubes in his nose and adhesive electrodes attached to his chest. Bailiffs and paramedics flanked him and escorted him to an ambulance parked in front of the criminal courthouse.

He did not appear to be handcuffed.
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