New trial for ex-officers stands in Katrina shootings case

Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — A sharply divided federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected prosecutors' efforts to re-instate the convictions of five former New Orleans police officers connected to deadly shootings of unarmed civilians in the chaos that followed Hurricane Katrina. The 7-7 tie vote on the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, in effect, maintains earlier rulings that overturned …
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New trial for ex-officers stands in Katrina shootings case