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THE WEEKNATION, Page 19Cops on Trial
Four Detroit policemen face charges for the death of a black
motorist
The charges came quickly and hard: murder. Manslaughter. And
the message was clear: Detroit is not Los Angeles. Criminal
charges have been brought against four Detroit police officers in
the killing of black motorist Malice Green, allegedly beaten to
death by police earlier this month. Two white officers, Larry
Nevers and Walter Budzyn, will be tried on second-degree-murder
charges and could get life in prison if convicted. Freddie
Douglas, a black cop, stands accused of involuntary
manslaughter, which carries a maximum 15-year sentence, and
willful neglect of duty, punishable by as much as a year.
Officer Robert Lessnau, who is white, faces a term of as much
as 10 years if found guilty of assault. Defense lawyers have
come out swinging, playing up an autopsy report that shows Green
had traces of alcohol and cocaine in his body. The next hearing
is Dec. 14.