422).-Caricaturas: the Officer Shea trial.-a

 The Officer Shea trial.

En el 1973, otra ola de revueltas estallaron en Queens, ciudad de  Nueva York, luego de que Thomas Shea, un policía encubierto disparara contra Clifford Glover, un niño afroamericano de 10 años. Los agentes le acusaban al niño y su padrastro de robo. Luego de que Shea fuera absuelto en los tribunales, los comunitarios se tiraron a las calles. Al menos 24 personas, incluyendo 14 policías, resultaron heridos y otras 25 personas fueron detenidas.

Justice Bernard Dubin instructs jurors during the trial of Officer Thomas Shea.

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1974

Portrait of the jury during the trial of Officer Thomas J. Shea.

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1974

Spectators in court during the trial of Officer Thomas J. Shea and his partner, Officer Walter J. Scott

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1974

Ballistics specialist Det. Frank Giugliano testifies during trial of Officer Thomas Shea

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1974

Justice Bernard Dubin addreses jurors during trial of Officer Thomas Shea.

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1974

Justice Bernard Dubin speaks during trial of Officer Thomas Shea.

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1974

Officers Thomas J. Shea and Walter J. Scott appear during 1975 hearing, which was convened after new evidence was discovered in the case.

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1975

Officer Thomas Shea and Walter J. Scott appear in court.

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1975

The jury witnesses as Add Amstead, the stepfather of the 10-year-old boy shot to death by Officer Thomas Shea, testifies in court.

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1974

Portrait of Justice Bernard Dubin during the trial of Officer Thomas Shea.

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1974

From left to right: Officer Thomas Shea, Justice Bernard Dubin, Officer Walter Scott, and prosecutors Albert Gaudelli and Thomas A. Demakos.

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1974

Justice Dubin presides over the trial of Officer Thomas Shea.

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1974

Portrait of Justice Bernard Dubin during the trial of Officer Thomas Shea.

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1974

Officer Walter J. Scott, a co-defendant during the trial Officer Thomas Shea, testifies in court.

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1974

Officer Thomas Shea observes as his attorney, Jacob Evseroff, addresses the court.

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1974

A police officer is questioned by Jacob Evseroff during the departmental trial of Officer Shea.

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1974 Aug 7th

Portrait of Deputy Commissioner Philip R. Michael, who presided over the departmental trial of Officer Shea.

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1974

Portrait of Deputy Commissioner Philip R. Michael, who presided over the departmental trial of Officer Shea.

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1974

Portrait of a prosecuting attorney during the departmental trial of Officer Shea.

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1974

A witness testifies during the trial of Officer Shea.

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1974

Jacob Evseroff questions a witness during the trial of Officer Shea.

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1974

Portrait of Officer Thomas Shea and defense attorney Jacob Evseroff.

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1974

Prosecutor Thomas A. Demakos questions Sgt. Thomas Donahue during the trial of Officer Shea.

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1974

Justice Bernard Dubin addresses the jury during the trial of Officer Shea.

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1974

Prosecutor Albert Gaudelli addresses the jury during the trial of Officer Shea.

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1974

Jacob Evseroff questions a police detective during the trial of Officer Shea.

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1974

Jacob Evseroff questions a police detective during the trial of Officer Shea.

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1974

An ex-police officer testifies during the trial of Officer Shea.

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1974

Scene from the trial of Officer Shea.

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1974

Scene from the trial of Officer Shea.

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1974

A witness gives testimony pertaining to a pistol found during the investigation of the Officer Shea case.

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1974

A policeman and a detective testify during the trial of Officer Shea.

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1974

Portrait of Officer Thomas Shea

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1974

A police officer testifies during the trial of Officer Shea.

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1974

Defense attorney James Cahill questions a police officer during the trial of Officer Shea.

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1974

Trial of Justice Bernard Dubin during the trial of Officer Shea.

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1974

Jacob Evseroff questions Eloise Glover during the trial of Officer Shea.

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1974

Portrait of Eloise Glover, mother of Clifford Glover, who was killed by officer Shea.

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1974

Portrait of a prosecutor and defense attorney Jacob Evseroff during the departmental trial of Officer Shea.

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1974 Aug 7th

James Cahill questions Eloise Glover during the trial of Officer Shea.

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1974

Officer Shea appears during departmental trial.

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1974

Scene from departmental trial of Officer Shea.

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1974

Portrait of Add Armstead during the trial of Officer Shea.

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1974 Aug 8th

From left to right: Jacob Evseroff, James Cahill, and Officer Thomas Shea.

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1974

Portrait of Deputy Commissioner Philip R. Michael, who presided over the departmental trial of Officer Shea.

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1974

Portrait of Jacob Evseroff

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1974

Jacob Evseroff questions a witness during the trial of Officer Shea.

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1974

Portrait of a witness who testified during the trial of Officer Shea.

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1974

Jacob Evseroff questions a witness during the trial of Officer Shea.

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1974

Justice Bernard Dubin observes as Jacob Evseroff addresses the jury.

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1974

From left to right: James Cahill, Officer Thomas Shea, Justice Bernard Dubin, Thomas Demakos, and Albert Gaudelli.

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1974

A witness testifies during the trial of Officer Shea.

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1974

Portrait of Eloise Glover during the trial of Officer Shea.

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1974

Portrait of Eloise Glover during the trial of Officer Shea.

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1974

Portrait of Officer Thomas Shea.

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1974

From left to right: Jacob Evseroff, James Cahill, Officer Thomas Shea, and Officer Walter Scott.

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1974

Jacob Evseroff makes dramatic gestures while presenting arguments at the departmental trial of Officer Shea.

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1974

Portrait of Officer Thomas Shea and Officer Walter Scott.

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1974

Scene from departmental trial of Officer Shea.

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1974 Aug 8th

Portrait of James Cahill and Officer Walter Scott.

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1974

Jacob Evseroff addresses Philip R. Michael during the departmental trial of Officer Shea.

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1974

Jacob Evseroff addresses the jury during the trial of Officer Shea.

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1974

A witness testifies during the trial of Officer Shea.

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1974

Portrait of Eloise Glover.

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1974

Portrait of Officer Thomas Shea.

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1974

Prosecutor Thomas A. Demakos and defense attorney Jacob Evseroff argue during the trial of Officer Thomas Shea.

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1974

Portrait of Officer Thomas Shea.

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1974

A man testifies during the Officer Shea trial.

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1974

Portrait of the jury during the trial of Officer Thomas J. Shea.

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1974

Justice Bernard Dubin addresses the jury during the trial of Officer Shea.

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1974

Sucedió en la mañana del sábado 28 de abril de 1973, en Queens, ciudad de Nueva York, alrededor de las 5:00 am. En la oscuridad previa al amanecer, Clifford Glover, de diez años, caminaba con su padrastro, Add Armstead, hacia la patio de salvamento de automóviles donde Armstead trabajaba, como lo hacían la mayoría de los sábados. El patrullero Thomas Shea y su compañero, Walter Scott, pasaron en un automóvil sin distintivos. Los policías estaban al acecho de un par de ladrones armados vestidos de manera similar a Clifford y su padrastro, y se detuvieron para perseguirlos. Por temor a que los robaran, el hombre y el niño huyeron. Se hicieron disparos que alcanzaron al niño. 

El patrullero Shea se convertiría en el primer policía de la ciudad de Nueva York en cincuenta años en ser acusado de cometer asesinato mientras estaba de servicio.

Las pruebas de balística mostraron que la bala de Shea golpeó el cuerpo de Clifford por la espalda. Debido a que Shea había disparado contra un sospechoso que huía cuya supuesta arma no se encontró, fue acusado de asesinato. El jurado, once hombres blancos y una mujer afroestadounideses, declaró a Shea no culpable. Sin embargo, un procedimiento administrativo  policial llevó a Shea, a ser despido por disparar su arma "indebidamente y sin justa causa". 

En 1979, la ciudad llegó a un acuerdo con la familia por $ 115,000 dolares.

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