Attorneys representing the four police officers who remain before the jury in the Abner Louima torture trial were for the most part relieved yesterday when Officer Justin Volpe admitted to one of the most heinous acts of police brutality in New York history.
The lawyers have sought to put as much distance as possible between Mr. Volpe and their clients throughout the trial, in which Mr. Louima, backed by several witnesses, accused Mr. Volpe of sodomizing him with a stick in a police station bathroom in 1997.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
