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Right. That's what Dave O'Brien was arguing, that there was a state-created danger. And that's a legal term, which means that a police force, in this case the Bellevue police, actually made Angela's situation more dangerous because they didn't enforce the no-contact order. So their inaction actually put Angela in greater peril. And that's what a state-created danger is. The judge didn't agree.
Right. That's what Dave O'Brien was arguing, that there was a state-created danger. And that's a legal term, which means that a police force, in this case the Bellevue police, actually made Angela's situation more dangerous because they didn't enforce the no-contact order. So their inaction actually put Angela in greater peril. And that's what a state-created danger is. The judge didn't agree.
Right. That's what Dave O'Brien was arguing, that there was a state-created danger. And that's a legal term, which means that a police force, in this case the Bellevue police, actually made Angela's situation more dangerous because they didn't enforce the no-contact order. So their inaction actually put Angela in greater peril. And that's what a state-created danger is. The judge didn't agree.
The judge also didn't agree that there was sufficient evidence to prove that the officers and Pritchard had relationships. Dave O'Brien requested his hearing a couple of months later because the officers in pretrial filings said they, two of them, said they had never boarded their dogs at the kennels.
The judge also didn't agree that there was sufficient evidence to prove that the officers and Pritchard had relationships. Dave O'Brien requested his hearing a couple of months later because the officers in pretrial filings said they, two of them, said they had never boarded their dogs at the kennels.
The judge also didn't agree that there was sufficient evidence to prove that the officers and Pritchard had relationships. Dave O'Brien requested his hearing a couple of months later because the officers in pretrial filings said they, two of them, said they had never boarded their dogs at the kennels.
And it turned out that Angela's family had found receipts for the two officers showing that they had indeed boarded their dogs in the kennels. Now, that by itself is not particularly important. What's important is that they apparently lied about this in an attempt, says O'Brien, to conceal their relationship with Pritchard.
And it turned out that Angela's family had found receipts for the two officers showing that they had indeed boarded their dogs in the kennels. Now, that by itself is not particularly important. What's important is that they apparently lied about this in an attempt, says O'Brien, to conceal their relationship with Pritchard.
And it turned out that Angela's family had found receipts for the two officers showing that they had indeed boarded their dogs in the kennels. Now, that by itself is not particularly important. What's important is that they apparently lied about this in an attempt, says O'Brien, to conceal their relationship with Pritchard.
The defense attorneys say that this information was not turned over in discovery because of a mistake that the defense attorneys had made, not their clients. And this was considered, and it did not change his decision. The judge, in his ruling, he said there's no evidence to indicate that they're friends.
The defense attorneys say that this information was not turned over in discovery because of a mistake that the defense attorneys had made, not their clients. And this was considered, and it did not change his decision. The judge, in his ruling, he said there's no evidence to indicate that they're friends.
The defense attorneys say that this information was not turned over in discovery because of a mistake that the defense attorneys had made, not their clients. And this was considered, and it did not change his decision. The judge, in his ruling, he said there's no evidence to indicate that they're friends.
Angela's family said they are appealing the case to the Eighth Circuit in St. Louis. It's a process that will lengthen their legal journey for about another year.
Angela's family said they are appealing the case to the Eighth Circuit in St. Louis. It's a process that will lengthen their legal journey for about another year.
Angela's family said they are appealing the case to the Eighth Circuit in St. Louis. It's a process that will lengthen their legal journey for about another year.
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