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Michael Rains

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2012

    Johannes Mehserle, Ex-BART Cop Convicted of Killing Oscar Grant, Wants His Job Back

    Johannes Mehserle, the former BART cop who spent nearly a year in prison for shooting dead Oscar Grant at BART station in 2009, asked an appeals court today to overturn his conviction so that he can get a job in law enforcement again. Attorneys representing Mehserle said he should not have been conv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 9, 2010

    Mehserle Mea Culpa: Ex-BART Cop's Letter Offers Apology For Shooting Oscar Grant

    'I hope the day will come when anger will give way to a dialogue...'​A hand-written, all-caps letter penned by Johannes Mehserle has been released to the media via his lawyer, Michael Rains. In it, the former BART officer offers a long-overdue apology for shooting unarmed rider Oscar Grant in the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2010

    Johannes Mehserle Guilty of Involuntary Manslaughter

    Involuntary manslaughter for Mehserle​Check back for updatesEx-BART cop Johannes Mehserle has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of unarmed BART passenger Oscar Grant. The jury could have convicted Mehserle of either second-degree murder or voluntary manslaughter - ... More >>

  • News

    February 10, 2010

    Legal Weapon

    Don Cameron trains cops in how to use force, and then defends them in court when they're accused of going too far.

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2009

    Bag the Gag: First Amendment Coalition Joins Defense Attorney in Requesting Nixing of Gag Order in Oscar Grant Case

    Now he wants to talk!The California First Amendment Coalition yesterday filed a motion in Oakland Superior Court aimed at rescinding the gag order that currently prevents attorneys in the Oscar Grant case -- People v. Mehserle -- from commenting publicly. In a handful of words, the CFAC feels the pu ... More >>

  • News

    February 21, 2007

    The Cream and the Cake

    Now he wants to talk!The California First Amendment Coalition yesterday filed a motion in Oakland Superior Court aimed at rescinding the gag order that currently prevents attorneys in the Oscar Grant case -- People v. Mehserle -- from commenting publicly. In a handful of words, the CFAC feels the pu ... More >>

  • News

    May 5, 2004

    'Roid Ragers

    Two macho men and the bitchy bodybuilding world that surrounds -- and, perhaps, spawned -- the BALCO steroids case

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