Politics & Government
Appeals Court Upholds NYPD's Firing Of Daniel Pantaleo In Eric Garner’s Death
A five-judge panel ruled there was substantial evidence showing that Pantaleo acted recklessly and firing him was an appropriate outcome.
March 26, 2021
A New York State appeals court has upheld the NYPD’s decision to fire Daniel Pantaleo for the 2014 chokehold death of Eric Garner.
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A five-judge panel ruled there was substantial evidence showing that Pantaleo acted recklessly and that firing him was an appropriate outcome.
Pantaleo went to court seeking to be reinstated after then-police commissioner James O’Neill fired him in August 2019 following a department disciplinary trial. His lawyer argued that termination was an excessive punishment and that was “shocking to one’s sense of fairness.”
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