Cuomo to name ‘independent monitor’ to review cop-related grand jury decisions

Gov. Cuomo is assuming a key role in resolving cases where unarmed civilians are killed by police, announcing Wednesday that he will name an “independent monitor” to review grand-jury decisions when cops are not indicted.

The monitor could recommend that the governor appoint a special prosecutor — effectively overruling local district attorneys — in such cases.

“Underlying the American dream of economic opportunity is a foundational belief and trust on our justice system. But that belief and trust has been questioned, presenting a problem in both perception and reality,” Cuomo said Wednesday in his State of the State Address.

He alluded to the case of Eric Garner, the Staten Island man who died last year while being arrested for selling loose cigarettes.

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