SFPD Beating Trial Heads To Closing Arguments

San Francisco CA

26 February, 2022

2:18 PM

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By Eleni Balakrishnan, Mission Local February 24, 2022 Prosecutors repeatedly challenged defense witness claims on the last day of testimony in the trial of San Francisco Police Officer Terrance Stangel. Stangel is charged with beating Dacari Spears, an unarmed Black man, with a baton and breaking two of his bones. For nearly two hours Thursday, Assistant District Attorney Hans Moore cross examined Sean McCann, a use-of-force expert and Administration of Justice professor at Napa Valley College. To read the full article, click here. Mission Local covers San Francisco from the vantage point of the Mission, a neighborhood with all of the promise and problems of a major city. You can support Mission Local here.