Appeals Court Upholds NYPD's Firing Of Daniel Pantaleo In Eric Garner's Death

New York City NY

26 March, 2021

9:58 AM

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CBS New York March 26, 2021 A New York State appeals court has upheld the NYPD's decision to fire Daniel Pantaleo for the 2014 chokehold death of Eric Garner. A five-judge panel ruled there was substantial evidence showing that Pantaleo acted recklessly and that firing him was an appropriate outcome. Pantaleo went to court seeking to be reinstated after then-police commissioner James O'Neill fired him in August 2019 following a department disciplinary trial. His lawyer argued that termination was an excessive punishment and that was "shocking to one's sense of fairness." Read more at CBS New York