Convicting a police officer for an on-duty killing hasn’t happened in Florida in nearly three decades, in part because officers are given wide latitude to protect themselves from perceived danger.
That will make it difficult for Palm Beach County prosecutors as they try to convict fired Palm Beach Gardens officer Nouman Raja of manslaughter and attempted murder for the fatal shooting of legally armed black musician Corey Jones.
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