Euclid police officer Michael Amiott has assault conviction related to 2017 traffic stop overturned
· 27.04.2024 · 00:43:43 ··· ··· Saturday ·· 6 (6)
WKYC Channel 3 Euclid police officer Michael Amiott's assault conviction stemming from a 2017 traffic stop has been vacated by the Cuyahoga County Eighth Appellate Court after the court ruled his right to a speedy trial was violated.
Amiott was convicted of assault and interfering with civil rights in July 2022 and was later sentenced to one year of non-reporting community control in a prolonged case centered around a 2017 traffic stop during which video showed Amiott punching and kicking Richard Hubbard multiple times. His trial was delayed by two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
"The trial court erred in proceeding to trial after the speedy-trial time had elapsed where appellant had not waived his right to a speedy trial," the court wrote. Judges Frank Daniel Celebreze III, Lisa B. Forbes and Michael John Ryan concurred.
"It's unfortunate that the administration of justice cannot pursue swiftly against a white officer in Michael Amiott as it does a black defendant in this county, state and country," said Christopher McNeal, Hubbard's lawyer.
Bri Buckley reports: https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/cuyahoga-county/euclid-police-officer-michael-amiott-has-assault-conviction-related-to-violent-traffic-stop-overturned-richard-hubbard/95-adbe8bcd-1357-47c7-aa5d-d37d73fd81de
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