Update: At the Wednesday Council meeting, Amanda Fritz pulled the item off of the consent agenda for further review.

On Wednesday, April 17, the Portland City Council will consider and agenda item to appeal the Gallagher Smith trial victory. Jurors had decided that the Portland Police used excessive force, by beating, tazing and pepper-spraying the 25 year-old Smith.

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Portland Mercury — Denis C. Theriault (04/17/2013)
Portland Mercury (update) — Denis C. Theriault (04/17/2013)