Table of Contents
| I. | Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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| II. | Summary of the Evidence, Investigation, and Applicable Law ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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A. Summary of the Evidence ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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B. Initial Law Enforcement Investigation ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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C. Legal Summary ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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1. The Law Governing Uses of Deadly Force by a Law Enforcement Officer ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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1. i. The Shootings Were Not Objectively Unreasonable Uses of Force Under 18 U.S.C. § 242 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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1. ii. Wilson Did Not Willfully Violate Brown's Constitutional Right to Be Free from Unreasonable Force ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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| III. | Summary of the Evidence ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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A. Darren Wilson's Account ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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B. Physical and Forensic Evidence ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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1. Crime Scene ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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2. Autopsy Findings ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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3. DNA Analysis ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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4. Dispatch Recordings ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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5. Ballistics ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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5. i. Wilson's Firearm and Projectiles Fired ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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5. ii. Projectile Recovered from SUV ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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5. iii. Gunshot Residue on Brown's Shirt ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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6. Fingerprints ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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7. Audio Recording of Shorts Fired ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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8. Wilson's Medical Records ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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9. Brown's Toxicology ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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10. Ferguson Market Surveillance Video ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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C. Witness Accounts ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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1. Witnesses Materially Consistent with Prior Statements, Physical Evidence, and Other Witnesses and Therefore, Give Credible Accounts ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
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