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John P. O'Donnell: Presided over the bench trial in State v. Brelo and found the defendant, a Cleveland police officer, not guilty of voluntary manslaughter and of felonious assault in the deaths of two people after a November 2012 police chase.
Ruling · May 23, 2015
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- Presided over the bench trial in State v. Brelo and found the defendant, a Cleveland police officer, not guilty of voluntary manslaughter and of felonious assault in the deaths of two people after a November 2012 police chase.
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