Police supervisors' case dismissed in Common Pleas Court

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Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer

CLEVELAND, Ohio – A Cuyahoga Common Pleas judge dismissed dereliction-of-duty charges Friday against five Cleveland police supervisors involved in a 2012 police chase and shooting that ended in the deaths of two unarmed people.

Judge John P. O'Donnell's ruling will likely result in the supervisors being tried in East Cleveland Municipal Court, where identical charges were filed on July 2.

"The fact that duplicative charges are pending in East Cleveland amounts to good cause to dismiss the indictment here," O'Donnell wrote.

But officials are waiting for a decision from the 8th Ohio District Court of Appeals regarding whether the suburban court has jurisdiction in the case.

Read more: http://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/index.ssf/2015/07/police_supervisors_case_dismis.html

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the beat goes on and a train is a-coming.