Key Convictions Overturned in Killing by New Orleans Police

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The burnt car in which the remains of Henry Glover were found.

A.C. Thompson, ProPublica

December 17, 2012 4:03 pm EST

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A federal appellate court has overturned the convictions of two former New Orleans police officers imprisoned in connection with the killing of Henry Glover after Hurricane Katrina, dealing a blow to federal prosecutors’ efforts to hold police accountable for misconduct before and after the storm.

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals voided the conviction of ex-cop David Warren, who was found guilty of fatally shooting Glover, stating that Warren’s trial should have been severed from that of his co-defendants. A jury convicted Warren in late 2010, along with Greg McRae and Travis McCabe, who also were serving on the New Orleans police force at the time of Glover’s killing.

The appellate panel tossed out a key charge against McRae, who admitted to burning Glover’s body, finding there was “insufficient evidence to convict McRae of denying Glover’s descendants and survivors the right of access to court.” McCabe’s conviction for participating in covering up the crimes had already been overturned by Judge Lance Africk, who presided over the trial.

via Law and Disorder – Key Convictions Overturned in Killing by New Orleans Police – ProPublica.