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kvr28

I am the Greengo
Nov 22, 2015
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Don’t be surprised when the case gets overturned in appellate court
Maybe, public defenders office statement

“On Sunday, January 14, 2024, Raymond Noel was at home on his day off from work when a part-time police officer followed him down his driveway at gunpoint, kicked in the front door of his home, pointed a loaded handgun at him, and then shot him through the chest. The officer conceded under oath at trial that he possessed zero evidence of criminality on the part of Mr. Noel, but this did not deter him from violently kicking in the front door and shooting Mr. Noel point blank in the chest as he stood in the foyer of his own home. It wasn’t until after he was shot and very nearly mortally wounded, as the officer prepared to fire yet another round at him, that Mr. Noel exercised his right to defend himself rather than be shot dead in his own home. Mr. Noel was removed by ambulance and given life-saving treatment at the hospital, while the officer was treated and released. Importantly, the officer also admitted under oath that he never read, and therefore did not understand, the departmental rules regarding when he could display or use his firearm. The officer escalated the encounter when de-escalation was required. His choice to escalate the encounter by introducing deadly physical force and invading the home of an East Rochester resident resulted in tragic consequences. Unfortunately, despite clear evidence of questionable decision-making on the part of law enforcement, the choice was made to accuse Mr. Noel of very serious crimes. This had the intended effect of deflecting attention away from the many police failures and solely onto the conduct of the resident who responded with force inside his own home to save his life after a violent intrusion by the government. After a trial where the jury was deprived of both adequate instructions regarding one’s right to use force in self-defense, as well as a great deal of evidence – including the officer’s history of inappropriate violent responses in similar prior situations – Mr. Noel was convicted. We will now initiate the appeals process in the hope of securing a second trial where he will be exonerated.”