State Supreme Court: Law protects Detroit officers who lied
DETROIT (AP) — Three Detroit police officers accused of lying during an internal investigation can't be charged based on those statements, the Michigan Supreme Court said Wednesday, acknowledging that its decision "may be viewed as unpalatable."
In 2009, a motorist accused a Detroit officer of assaulting him at a gas station while two officers watched.
"Allowing an officer to provide false statements and yet receive full immunity utterly defeats the obvious purpose of the statute and serves no comprehensible alternative purpose," Markman wrote.