Q: 1 gun shot to head still alive, until5 teens put in trunk,clean up scene lie about it for days ,police didnt process
scene, happened after a fight between teens,errors in police work. ruled case closed everyone free no one charged except for moving a corpse family needs help this case was shoved under a rug because police screwed up in several counties in nebraska. audio clip of court ,officer admits it was murder but they let five 18 yrolds free to walk.what can we do to get this reopened and actually examined correctly?
A: It is ultimately up to the prosecutor whether a criminal case is filed or not. You can't file a criminal action on your own. That being said, you can possibly file a civil action for damages, such as for wrongful death. You would likely need to hire an attorney to assist you with filing such.
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