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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Olga R. Rodriguez

California AG gets 90 days to review ex-officer charges

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A judge on Tuesday granted the state attorney general's request for 90 more days to review the case against a former San Francisco police officer who became the first in the city to be charged with an on-duty killing.

The top prosecutor’s request comes after San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced last month she planned to drop manslaughter charges against former officer Christian Samayoa who in 2017 fatally shot Keita O’Neil, a carjacking suspect. Samayoa was on his fourth day on the job when he fired a single shot at O'Neil as he fled on foot.

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