Mehserle ordered to stand trial for murder

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Jun. 4, 2009

Former BART police Officer Johannes Mehserle must stand trial for murder in the New Year's Day shooting death of an unarmed man, an Alameda County judge ruled today. After hearing seven days of testimony since May 18, Superior Court Judge C. Don Clay said...

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