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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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Exhibits from Zoellner v. Losey

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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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The Defense Argument from the 2017 Murder Case (Transcript)

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The Prosecution Argument from the 2017 Murder Case (Transcript)

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Why the Court Dismissed the Murder Charges in 2017 (Transcript)

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Arcata Police Investigation Review Documents

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Background on the Homicide of David Josiah Lawson

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Zoellner Lawsuit Trial Transcripts

Volume 1 (October 3rd Trial Day 1) - This contains opening statements and direct examination of former APD detective Eric Losey Volume 2 - Contains testimony from former Humboldt County DA Maggie Fleming and Eric Zoellner Volume 3 - Includes some housekeeping issues and discussion of a previously undisclosed email that DA Maggie Fleming discussed in her testimony Volume 4 - Primarily includes the testimony of APD Lieutenant Todd Dockweiler Volume 5 - - Includes testimony Detective Todd Dockweiler, Former Deputy DA Andrew Isaac, Former APD Detective Eric Losey and Kyle Zoellner. Deputy DA Andrew Isaac testifies that he recommended that they not file the charges against Zoellner in 2017. (page 639) He goes on to give very revealing testimony about the DA's decision making in 2017. He testifies "I will never forget, Your Honor, the look on Mr. Ree's face when he came out, down to my end of the hallway, and stated that Mr. Martinez's audio statem...

The Defense Argument from the 2017 Murder Case (Transcript)

The following is a copy of the transcript of the defense closing argument during the 2017 preliminary hearing for murder charges against Kyle Zoellner. This provides a summary of Kyle Zoellner's defense case at the time of the hearing. This is a written record of what was said in court and t he text is exactly as it was recorded by the court reporter during the proceedings. Transcripts and documents from the murder case, including transcripts from witness testimony, are available here . This document has been obtained through public court records. Mr. Brownfield: There have been so many assumptions in this case, from the very first witnesses, Paris Wright, Elijah Chandler, Jason Martinez. Everybody is assuming that Kyle stabbed Josiah. The police -- Arcata Police Department is doing an investigation with one assumption: Mr. Zoellner is the person who stabbed Josiah. DA's office gets the case, charges it, based on the assumption there would b...

Kyle Zoellner v. Eric Losey Verdict

Both sides rested their cases on Tuesday 10/11 and the case was handed over to the jury who began deliberation at the end of the day. The jury reached a verdict in the afternoon on Wednesday the 12th. A federal jury handed down a verdict yesterday afternoon awarding Kyle Zoellner, the man originally arrested for the death of Josiah Lawson, $726,300 in compensatory damages and $50,000 in punitive damages. The jury found that former APD detective Eric Losey's filing of a false report with the DA's office that alleged the existence of an eyewitness to the stabbing that could identify Zoellner as the man who stabbed Lawson amounted to malicious prosecution in violation of Zoellner's rights. In addition to the compensatory and punitive damages, the jury asked former detective Losey to write a public apology to the community for his actions in the case. In reaching this decision the jury was asked to respond yes or no to 4 questions and to provide a dollar amount for economic a...

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