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Indictment Decision In NYC Chokehold Death Expected Soon

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - AUGUST 24: People gather to protest the killing of Eric Garner in New York, United States, on August 24, 2014. Garner, 43, died on July 17 as cops tried to cuff him for allegedly selling bootleg cigarettes on a Staten Island sidewalk. (Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Jury to say if NYPD officer should be charged

A decision is expected soon on whether to indict NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo over the death of Staten Island man Eric Garner, according to the New York Times, which cited Pantaleo’s lawyer.

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES – AUGUST 24: People gather to protest the killing of Eric Garner in New York, United States, on August 24, 2014. Garner, 43, died on July 17 as cops tried to cuff him for allegedly selling bootleg cigarettes on a Staten Island sidewalk. (Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Garner died in July after being put into what appeared to be a chokehold by Pantaleo, while being detained by the officer on suspicion of selling contraband cigarettes. An autopsy found that the manner in which Garner was restrained contributed to his death.

Chokeholds have long been banned in New York City. The Garner case prompted widespread outrage and an intense examination of the New York Police Department’s protocols on the use of force.

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