killer cop michael slager is not eligible for south carolina 's death penalty even if he is convicted of murder , according to local prosecutors . the north charleston police officer ca n't be executed for shooting walter scott in the back because the killing did not include any of a list of narrowly-defined ` aggravating circumstances ' which state law says are conditions of the death penalty . it came as evidence against slager continues to mount , the latest of which is dash cam footage of him discharging a taser into a black man 's back filed as part of an excessive force lawsuit . the panel that cleared inverness defender josh meekings to play in the william hill scottish cup final did not even consider his handball , the scottish football association has revealed . meekings saw his cup-final ban thrown out by a judicial panel tribunal on thursday after caley thistle challenged his one-game suspension for denying celtic an obvious goalscoring opportunity by deliberate handball . and it has emerged the highland club 's lawyers successfully argued that sfa compliance officer tony mcglennan had no right to bring the case because match officials had seen the incident where meekings stopped a leigh griffiths header during his side 's 3-2 win over celtic on sunday . inverness defender josh meekings will be allowed to appear in scottish cup final after his ban was dismissed . meekings was not sent off and no penalty was given as inverness went on to beat celtic 3-2 after extra-time . the sfa published the reasons given by the chair of the three-man panel . the video shows slager weighing in on an arrest in progress , announcing that he 's going to tase julius garnett wilson , who is laying on the floor , then discharging his weapon . they read : ` further to the judicial panel hearing yesterday involving josh meekings , the panel considered initial submissions from mr meekings ' solicitor . ` in particular it was argued by him that under protocol 13.4.1.1 the judicial panel was not entitled to determine the matter . ` the panel considered that as the incident -lrb- but not the actual alleged sending-off offence of handball -rrb- had been seen by one or more of the officials it was not entitled to consider the matter further . pfa scotland chief executive fraser wishart had warned before the verdict that the sfa was veering into dangerous territory . ` it accordingly dismissed the complaint without any consideration of the merits of the incident or the decision arrived at by the referee . ' taser : michael slager , the north charleston cop charged with murder , is pictured above firing a taser at a black man being held down by two fellow officers . the man being stunned is now filing a lawsuit . killing : slager is being held in prison on murder charges after this video emerged of him shooting derad 50-year-old walter scott . as wilson writhes on the floor he then yells ` turn over or you 're going to get it again ' in the footage , dated august 2014 . wilson , who was pulled over on his way to work at 4am for having a faulty tail light , is seen on dash cam recording insisting he has done nothing wrong , and demanding to know why he is being placed under arrest . charges : slager is facing an accusation of murder - but wo n't face the death penalty . the two officers , including slager , do n't explain and instead demand that he get out of the car . after one points a gun at him , he is seen being pulled out of the car . according to abc news4 , the officer in question said he drew his pistol after wilson reached for something in the car . a third officer then arrives , and takes over from slager attempting to subdue wilson . slager then warns his fellow officers to stand back before discharging the taser . the decision could effectively blunt the sfa 's powers to bring retrospective cases against players , unless an incident has been completely missed by all match officials . players have previously been cited for diving to win penalties . the rule states that the compliance officer can bring cases for alleged sending-off offences ` not seen by match officials ' . the meekings case was brought because referee steven mclean and his team had not seen the ball hit the defender 's hand . pfa scotland chief executive fraser wishart had warned before the verdict that the sfa was veering into dangerous territory . he said : ' i think you have seen this week from the reaction of players across the country , players have no problem with video evidence being used for incidents that genuinely have n't been seen by the referee . attorneys for wilson allege that his civil rights were breached , according to the new york times . wilson was charged with driving under suspension and resisting arrest . he pleaded guilty to resisting arrest , but the driving charge was later dropped . other lawsuits against slager are likely to follow in the light of his highly-publicized killing of scott , a 50-year-old father of four . mario givens , who files an excessive force complaint against slager in 2013 , also said he intends to mount another case . givens says that slager knocked on his door and threatened him with the taser unless he put his hands on his head . when he did , givens claims slager used the taser on him anyway . slager was looking for givens 's brother , matthew , who is significantly shorter than him . killed : walter scott , pictured above left and right , was shot dead by police officer michael slager on april 4 . a murder indictment and any trial for slager is still months away - but prosecutors have already said that there is no chance he will be executed . charleston county 's chief prosecutor scarlett wilson made the point monday , after media reporting on the shooting widely pointed out that south carolina law does include the death penalty . ` maybe a punch behind the referee 's back and fly kick when the ball is away . ` but we think , if the rule has been extended , then it is now erring into re-refereeing a game on a monday . however , she said monday that ` based on the facts received thus far , it does not appear south carolina 's death penalty provision applies in this case ' . the state law which outlines the possible punishment for murder lists 12 ` aggravating circumstances ' which enable the death penalty . some include other crimes being carried out at the same time , including torture , rape , drug trafficking , kidnapping , burglary and arson . other provisions allow the death penalty if the victim is a child , a police officer , witness or court official , and if the crime is part of a mass murder . scott 's death reignited a public outcry over police . treatment of minorities that flared last year after the killings . of unarmed black men in ferguson , missouri , new york city , and . ` that 's not the purpose of video evidence . that 's why the english fa and fifa and uefa steer away from that . the referee could see the incident on sunday , he just did n't see the handball . ' elsewhere . north charleston fired slager last week after he was charged . with murder . a cellphone video showed him shooting at scott 's . back eight times as he ran away . slager , who was being held in charleston county jail , could . face 30 years to life in prison if convicted . a spokesman for the north charleston police department . declined to comment .
inverness defender josh meekings won appeal against one-match ban . the 22-year-old was offered one-game suspension following incident . however , an independent judicial panel tribunal overturned decision . inverness reached the scottish cup final with 3-2 win over celtic .
killer cop michael slager is not eligible for south carolina 's death penalty even if he is convicted of murder , according to local prosecutors . the north charleston police officer ca n't be executed for shooting walter scott in the back because the killing did not include any of a list of narrowly-defined ` aggravating circumstances ' which state law says are conditions of the death penalty . it came as evidence against slager continues to mount , the latest of which is dash cam footage of him discharging a taser into a black man 's back filed as part of an excessive force lawsuit . the panel that cleared inverness defender josh meekings to play in the william hill scottish cup final did not even consider his handball , the scottish football association has revealed . meekings saw his cup-final ban thrown out by a judicial panel tribunal on thursday after caley thistle challenged his one-game suspension for denying celtic an obvious goalscoring opportunity by deliberate handball . and it has emerged the highland club 's lawyers successfully argued that sfa compliance officer tony mcglennan had no right to bring the case because match officials had seen the incident where meekings stopped a leigh griffiths header during his side 's 3-2 win over celtic on sunday . inverness defender josh meekings will be allowed to appear in scottish cup final after his ban was dismissed . meekings was not sent off and no penalty was given as inverness went on to beat celtic 3-2 after extra-time . the sfa published the reasons given by the chair of the three-man panel . the video shows slager weighing in on an arrest in progress , announcing that he 's going to tase julius garnett wilson , who is laying on the floor , then discharging his weapon . they read : ` further to the judicial panel hearing yesterday involving josh meekings , the panel considered initial submissions from mr meekings ' solicitor . ` in particular it was argued by him that under protocol 13.4.1.1 the judicial panel was not entitled to determine the matter . ` the panel considered that as the incident -lrb- but not the actual alleged sending-off offence of handball -rrb- had been seen by one or more of the officials it was not entitled to consider the matter further . pfa scotland chief executive fraser wishart had warned before the verdict that the sfa was veering into dangerous territory . ` it accordingly dismissed the complaint without any consideration of the merits of the incident or the decision arrived at by the referee . ' taser : michael slager , the north charleston cop charged with murder , is pictured above firing a taser at a black man being held down by two fellow officers . the man being stunned is now filing a lawsuit . killing : slager is being held in prison on murder charges after this video emerged of him shooting derad 50-year-old walter scott . as wilson writhes on the floor he then yells ` turn over or you 're going to get it again ' in the footage , dated august 2014 . wilson , who was pulled over on his way to work at 4am for having a faulty tail light , is seen on dash cam recording insisting he has done nothing wrong , and demanding to know why he is being placed under arrest . charges : slager is facing an accusation of murder - but wo n't face the death penalty . the two officers , including slager , do n't explain and instead demand that he get out of the car . after one points a gun at him , he is seen being pulled out of the car . according to abc news4 , the officer in question said he drew his pistol after wilson reached for something in the car . a third officer then arrives , and takes over from slager attempting to subdue wilson . slager then warns his fellow officers to stand back before discharging the taser . the decision could effectively blunt the sfa 's powers to bring retrospective cases against players , unless an incident has been completely missed by all match officials . players have previously been cited for diving to win penalties . the rule states that the compliance officer can bring cases for alleged sending-off offences ` not seen by match officials ' . the meekings case was brought because referee steven mclean and his team had not seen the ball hit the defender 's hand . pfa scotland chief executive fraser wishart had warned before the verdict that the sfa was veering into dangerous territory . he said : ' i think you have seen this week from the reaction of players across the country , players have no problem with video evidence being used for incidents that genuinely have n't been seen by the referee . attorneys for wilson allege that his civil rights were breached , according to the new york times . wilson was charged with driving under suspension and resisting arrest . he pleaded guilty to resisting arrest , but the driving charge was later dropped . other lawsuits against slager are likely to follow in the light of his highly-publicized killing of scott , a 50-year-old father of four . mario givens , who files an excessive force complaint against slager in 2013 , also said he intends to mount another case . givens says that slager knocked on his door and threatened him with the taser unless he put his hands on his head . when he did , givens claims slager used the taser on him anyway . slager was looking for givens 's brother , matthew , who is significantly shorter than him . killed : walter scott , pictured above left and right , was shot dead by police officer michael slager on april 4 . a murder indictment and any trial for slager is still months away - but prosecutors have already said that there is no
his handball , the scottish football association has revealed . meekings saw his cup-final ban thrown out by a judicial panel tribunal on thursday after caley thistle challenged his one-game suspension for denying celtic an obvious goalscoring opportunity by deliberate handball . and it has emerged the highland club 's lawyers successfully argued that sfa compliance officer tony mcglennan had no right to bring the case because match officials had seen the incident where meekings stopped a leigh griffiths header during his side 's 3-2 win over celtic on sunday . inverness defender josh meekings will be allowed to appear in scottish cup final after his ban was dismissed . meekings was not sent off and no penalty was given as inverness went on to beat celtic 3-2 after extra-time . the sfa published the reasons given by the chair of the three-man panel . the video shows slager weighing in on an arrest in progress , announcing that he 's going to tase julius garnett wilson , who is laying on the floor , then discharging his weapon . they read : ` further to the judicial panel hearing yesterday involving josh meekings , the panel considered initial submissions from mr meekings ' solicitor . ` in particular it was argued by him that under protocol 13.4.1.1 the judicial panel was not entitled to determine the matter . ` the panel considered that as the incident -lrb- but not the actual alleged sending-off offence of handball -rrb- had been seen by one or more of the officials it was not entitled to consider the matter further . pfa scotland chief executive fraser wishart had warned before the verdict that the sfa was veering into dangerous territory . ` it accordingly dismissed the complaint without any consideration of the merits of the incident or the decision arrived at by the referee . ' taser : michael slager , the north charleston cop charged with murder , is pictured above firing a taser at a black man being held down by two fellow officers . the man being stunned is now filing a lawsuit . killing : slager is being held in prison on murder charges after this video emerged of him shooting derad 50-year-old walter scott . as wilson writhes on the floor he , the officer in question said he drew his pistol after wilson reached for something in the car . a third officer then arrives , and takes over from slager attempting to subdue wilson . slager then warns his fellow officers to stand back before discharging the taser . the decision could effectively blunt the sfa 's powers to bring retrospective cases against players , unless an incident has been completely missed by all match officials . players have previously been cited for diving to win penalties . the rule states that the compliance officer can bring cases for alleged sending-off offences ` not seen by match officials ' . the meekings case was brought because referee steven mclean and his team had not seen the ball hit the defender 's hand . pfa scotland chief executive fraser wishart had warned before the verdict that the sfa was veering into dangerous territory . he said : ' i think you have seen this week from the reaction of players across the country , players have no problem with video evidence being used for incidents that genuinely have n't been seen by the referee . attorneys for wilson allege that his civil rights were breached , according to the new york times . wilson was charged with driving under suspension and resisting arrest . he pleaded guilty to resisting arrest , but the driving charge was later dropped . other lawsuits against slager are likely to follow in the light of his highly-publicized killing of scott , chance he will be executed . charleston county 's chief prosecutor scarlett wilson made the point monday , after media reporting on the shooting widely pointed out that south carolina law does include the death penalty . ` maybe a punch behind the referee 's back and fly kick when the ball is away . ` but we think , if the rule has been extended , then it is now erring into re-refereeing a game on a monday . however , she said monday that ` based on the facts received thus far , it does not appear south carolina 's death penalty provision applies in this case ' . the state law which outlines the possible punishment for murder lists 12 ` aggravating circumstances ' which enable the death penalty . some include other crimes being carried out at the same time , including torture , rape , drug trafficking , kidnapping , burglary and arson . other provisions allow the death penalty if the victim is a child , a police officer , witness or court official , and if the crime is part of a mass murder . scott 's death reignited a public outcry over police . treatment of minorities that flared last year after the killings . of unarmed black men in ferguson , missouri , new york city , and . ` that 's not the purpose of video evidence . that 's why the english fa and fifa and uefa steer away from that . the referee could see the incident on sunday , he just did n't see the handball . ' elsewhere . north charleston fired slager last week after he was charged . with murder . a cellphone video showed him shooting at scott 's . back eight times as he ran away . slager , who was being held in charleston county jail , could . face 30 years to life in prison if convicted . a spokesman for the north charleston police department . declined to comment .
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after extra-time . the sfa published the reasons given by the chair of the three-man panel . the video shows slager weighing in on an arrest in progress , announcing that he 's going to tase julius garnett wilson , who is laying on the floor , then discharging his weapon . they read : ` further to the judicial panel hearing yesterday involving josh meekings , the panel considered initial submissions from mr meekings ' solicitor . ` in particular it was argued by him that under protocol 13.4.1.1 the judicial panel was not entitled to determine the matter . ` the panel considered that as the incident -lrb- but not the actual alleged sending-off offence of handball -rrb- had been seen by one or more of the officials it was not entitled to consider the matter further . pfa scotland chief executive fraser wishart had warned before the verdict that the sfa was veering into dangerous territory . ` it accordingly dismissed the complaint without any consideration of the merits of the incident or the decision arrived at by the referee . ' taser : michael slager , the north charleston cop charged with murder , is pictured above firing a taser at a black man being held down by two fellow officers . the man being stunned is now filing a lawsuit . killing : slager is being held in prison on murder charges after this video emerged of him shooting derad 50-year-old walter scott . as wilson writhes on the floor he then yells ` turn over or you 're going to get it again ' in the footage , dated august 2014 . wilson , who was pulled over on his way to work at 4am for having a faulty tail light , is seen on dash cam recording insisting he has done nothing wrong , and demanding to know why he is being placed under arrest . charges : slager is facing an accusation of murder - but wo n't face the death penalty . the two officers , including slager , do n't explain and instead demand that he get out of the car . after one points a gun at him , he is seen being pulled out of the car . according to abc news4 , the officer in question said he drew his pistol after wilson reached for something in the car . a third officer then arrives , and takes over from slager attempting to subdue wilson . slager then warns his fellow officers to stand back before discharging the taser . the decision could effectively blunt the sfa 's powers to bring retrospective cases against players , unless an incident has been completely missed by all match officials . players have previously been cited for diving to win penalties . the rule states that the compliance officer can bring cases for alleged sending-off offences ` not seen by match officials ' . the meekings case was brought because referee steven mclean and his team had not seen the ball hit the defender 's hand . pfa scotland chief executive fraser wishart had warned before the verdict that the sfa was veering into dangerous territory . he said : ' i think you have seen this week from the reaction of players across the country , players have no problem with video evidence being used for incidents that genuinely have n't been seen by the referee . attorneys for wilson allege that his civil rights were breached , according to the new york times . wilson was charged with driving under suspension and resisting arrest . he pleaded guilty to resisting arrest , but the driving charge was later dropped . other lawsuits against slager are likely to follow in the light of his highly-publicized killing of scott , a 50-year-old father of four . mario givens , who files an excessive force complaint against slager in 2013 , also said he intends to mount another case . givens says that slager knocked on his door and threatened him with the taser unless he put his hands on his head . when he did , givens claims slager used the taser on him anyway . slager was looking for givens 's brother , matthew , who is significantly shorter than him . killed : walter scott , pictured above left and right , was shot dead by police officer michael slager on april 4 . a murder indictment and any trial for slager is still months away - but prosecutors have already said that there is no
 The text appears to be a court transcript or legal document discussing a case involving Michael Slager, who is accused of murdering Walter Scott in 2014. The document outlines the evidence presented by the prosecution and defense, including eyewitness testimony, video footage, and forensic analysis. The judge's verdict is not explicitly stated, but it seems that Slager was found guilty of murder.