GUILTY TX - Jordan Edwards, 15, fatally shot by Balch Springs PD officer, 29 April 2017 *guilty and civil trial $21.6M

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STEVE PICKETT‏Verified account @STEVEPICK11 4m4 minutes ago

#RoyOliverTrial #Sentencing jury sends question to judge- “what happens if we can’t reach a unanimous verdict on punishment”. Judge instructs jury to keep working.

So they are deliberating!

 

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[Angie622]

They've reached a verdict according to Phillips on Twitter.

 

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STEVE PICKETT‏Verified account @STEVEPICK11 32s33 seconds ago

#HappeningNow #RoyOliver jury indicating possible sentence verdict ready.

 

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STEVE PICKETT‏Verified account @STEVEPICK11 50s51 seconds ago
#RoyOlilverTrial 15 years in prison

I don't think that is enough!

 

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Law & Crime Network‏Verified account @LawCrimeNetwork 17s18 seconds ago

#RoyOliver - Jury recommends a sentence of 15 years and $10K fine.

 

[Anthony96]

Death penilty

 

[Angie622]

This breaks my heart

 

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Former Texas police officer Roy Oliver was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Wednesday for the murder of a 15-year-old boy who was shot while riding in a car full of teens leaving a house party.

The jury also imposed a $10,000 fine on Oliver.



Oliver, 38, was convicted of murder on Tuesday in the fatal shooting of high school freshman Jordan Edwards. The teen was in the passenger seat of a car leaving a party when the officer opened fire in April 2017. The jury found Oliver not guilty on two counts of aggravated assault.

Jury sentences former officer Roy Oliver to 15 years in death of teen

 

[Jax49]

IMO, the sentence is not long enough. But, it is a lot better than the not guilty verdicts we see with most similar cases.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Convicted killer Roy Oliver returns to court to face other charges

There are a total of four aggravated assault deadly weapon charges against Oliver that the state has not made clear whether they plan to try them.

Oliver will return to Judge Birmingham’s court on Friday just eight days after a jury sentenced him to 15 years in prison for murder.

 

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Jury selected for former Balch Springs officer's civil rights trial

In court on Monday, Roy Oliver paid close attention as potential jurors were questioned about whether they had biases for or against police and whether they could be fair and impartial. A jury was selected by the end of the day.

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Former Balch Springs officer Roy Oliver's wrongful death lawsuit trial set to begin

Testimony is expected to begin Monday in the wrongful death lawsuit against former Balch Springs police officer Roy Oliver, who is serving a 15-year prison sentence for the murder of Jordan Edwards.

www.fox4news.com

 

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Former North Texas officer Roy Oliver takes stand in federal trial over death of 15-year-old boy

The family of Jordan Edwards claims Oliver has not once apologized for the murder of the 15-year-old boy.

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Jury Awards $26 Million to Family of Teenager Killed by Former Balch Springs Officer

A jury has awarded millions of dollars to the family of the 15-year-old fatally shot by a former Balch Springs police officer.

www.nbcdfw.com

After deliberating Monday, the jury in the civil trial of former Balch Springs police officer Roy Oliver awarded $21.6 million to the estate of Jordan Edwards, who was 15 years old when he was fatally shot as he left a party in a car in April 2017.

Of the total awarded, the jury awarded Jordan’s father, Odell Edwards, $10.6 million in compensatory damages and $11 million in punitive damages.