The police use-of-force expert said it was a 'totally inappropriate response' for officers to sit on Manuel Ellis' back while he was handcuffed, face down.
The Washington State Attorney General's Office is expected to rest its case in the trial for the death of Manuel Ellis on Wednesday. died in police custodyOfficers Christopher Burbank and Matthew Collins are charged with second-degree murder and first-degree manslaughter. Officer Timothy Rankine is charged with first-degree manslaughter.
The prosecution once again requested to call a witness from the Washington Criminal Justice Training Center, but the judge said it would not be allowed at this time. If the defense makes allegations about what the officers were or were not trained on during their case, the state would be allowed to call the witness then, Judge Bryan Chushcoff said.
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