Michael Slager v. United States
DueProcess
Did the district court deny Petitioner's right to due process when it found that the underlying conduct at issue here—Officer Michael Slager's shooting of Mr. Walter Scott, immediately after the two were engaged in a physical altercation on the ground, constituted second-degree murder and not voluntary manslaughter, when that finding was contrary to the record?
QUESTION PRESENTED Did the district court deny Petitioner’s right to due process when it found that the underlying conduct at issue here—Officer Michael Slager’s shooting of Mr. Walter Scott, immediately after the two were engaged in a physical altercation on the ground, constituted second-degree murder and not voluntary manslaughter, when that finding was contrary to the record?