A former South Carolina police officer who fatally shot a Black man in 2015 during a traffic stop had his appeal rejected Monday.
A former South Carolina police officer who fatally shot a Black man in 2015 during a traffic stop had his appeal rejected Monday. Ex-North Charleston police Officer Michael Slager, who was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2017 for a civil rights violation, argued that his legal council was “ineffective” and that his sentence should be vacated. Judge Richard Gergel disagreed.
