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1st Circ. Nixes Cop Assault Count Over Hearsay Testimony

By Elizabeth Daley ( April 16, 2026, 4:51 PM EDT) -- A Puerto Rico police officer who joined three other officers in brutalizing a teenager cannot escape most of his convictions, however, the First Circuit also ruled that since his pistol whipping charge relied on recounted statements from the absent victim, the decision on that count had to be reversed....

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