Law’s Michael Benza talks about legal proceedings of Michael Brelo case

As trial closes, a review of the legal landscape in Brelo case
ideastreamMichael Benza, senior instructor of law, discussed the legal proceedings in the case of police officer Michael Brelo, who is charged with two counts of voluntary manslaughter. “The statute in a voluntary manslaughter situation like this requires that the officer be provoked into taking action, but that the officer’s action crosses over the line of justified response,” he said.