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The Lawson Case will follow criminal and civil proceedings arising from the homicide of David Josiah Lawson in Arcata, California in April of 2017.

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Kyle Zoellner v. Eric Losey Verdict

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Kyle Zoellner v. Eric Losey (Previously City of Arcata) Trial

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2017 Preliminary Hearing Transcripts with Annotations

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Transcripts and Documents from the Murder Case

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Why Zoellner's Malicious Prosecution Claim was Allowed to Proceed

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The Defense Argument from the 2017 Murder Case (Transcript)

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Transcripts and Documents from the Murder Case

All documents below were obtained via publicly available court records. Because these documents were obtained through publicly available means, there may be redactions or other changes within the document. Transcripts with annotations for key testimony are available here All Transcripts from the 2017 preliminary hearing for murder charges against Kyle Zoellner Annotations and page numbers for key testimony are available here Lila Ortega Testimony Casey Gleaton Testimony Naiya Wilkins Testimony Officer Krystle Arminio Paris Wright Testimony Liliana Jasso Testimony Kyle Castillo Testimony Kristoff Castillo Testimony Jason Martinez and Det. Eric Losey Testimony Keaundrey Clark Testimony Renalyn Bobadilla, Elijah Chandler, Officer Jacob Mckenzie, Officer Devon Nilsen, Detectives Eric Losey, Detective Todd Dockweiler, Alex Begovic Testimony and Closing Arguments Closing Arguments and the Court's decision and reasoning are also available here: Defense Closing Argument P

Exhibits from Zoellner v. Losey

All documents below were obtained via publicly available court records. Because these documents were obtained through publicly available means, there may be redactions or other changes within the document. Physical Evidence Examination Report (Knife Fibers) - Fiber analysis performed by the DOJ evaluating fibers recovered from the knife that was located at the homicide scene and fibers obtained from the clothing that Kyle Zoellner had been wearing at the time of the incident. The summary given in the report says "The examined fibers recovered from the knife (#628-4) are dissimilar to fibers comprising the clothing of Kyle Zoellner(#'s 561-1, 561-3, and 561-4).". The report goes on to describe the fibers and the findings from various techniques used to examine them. Physical Evidence Examination Report (Knife Handle DNA) - This is one of the DNA analysis reports from the DOJ. This particular report discusses the DNA mixture obtained from the handle of the knife located a

Background on the Homicide of David Josiah Lawson

The following abbreviated description of the timeline and circumstances has been obtained largely from the National Police Foundation report titled "Independent Review of the Police Response to the Homicide of David Josiah Lawson" . Refer to this report for more detailed information and a detailed timeline of events. On the night of April 14th 2017, a party was held at a home at 1120 Spear Ave in the city of Arcata by a group of Humboldt State University students affiliated with a campus group called "Brothers United". David Josiah Lawson, a young African American student, served as the president of this group. Information about the party spread via social media and the party was reportedly attended by approximately 100 people. Among those in attendance were 3 local women who had heard of the party via social media. Shortly before 3 AM, Kyle Zoellner, a young white man from the neighboring town of Mckinleyville, arrived to the party by car to pick up the 3 women.

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