After Impassioned Closing Arguments, Jury In Stangel Trial To Begin Deliberations

San Francisco CA

01 March, 2022

6:09 PM

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By Eleni Balakrishnan, Mission Local February 28, 2022 The prosecution and defense in the trial of San Francisco Police Officer Terrance Stangel on Monday focused their impassioned closing arguments in large part on the man he repeatedly beat with a baton, Dacari Spiers. Assistant District Attorney Rebecca Young told jurors that Stangel not only ignored his training, but also failed to recognize Spiers's humanity by repeatedly ignoring the unarmed Black man's questions and pleas. Stangel's attorney, Nicole Pifari, told jurors that Spiers was a liar and a violent man who posed a threat to Stangel's partner when the two officers confronted him on October 6, 2019. 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.