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PROBLEM: There's  no question that Chicago police detective Dante Servin killed Rekia Boyd when he fired five shots at a group of people in a dark West Side alley .  The question  is whether  his  actions were justified because  he  had a reasonable fear that  his  life was in danger.
We'll never know the answer  because Cook County Judge Dennis Porter got stuck on a different question: Should  Servin  have been charged with a more serious crime than involuntary manslaughter?
 Servin 's trial ended Monday with a directed verdict of not guilty because Porter decided prosecutors had aimed too low.
 Servin  was off duty and in  his  personal car when  he  got in a shouting match with the group in March 2012.  His  lawyers say  he  drew  his  gun and fired when Antonio Cross pulled an object from  his  waistband and pointed it at  Servin .  Boyd  was hit in the back of the head.  She  died two days later.  She  was 22.
After three days of testimony  Porter abruptly ended  Servin 's bench trial. He said prosecutors had shown "beyond a reasonable doubt" that Servin killed  Boyd   and that the officer fired the shots knowing they were likely to cause great bodily harm or death. Those elements would add up to first-degree murder  the judge said  unless  Servin  could prove he acted in self defense. But  Servin  never had to make that case.
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To win a conviction on the involuntary manslaughter charge  prosecutors needed to prove that  Servin  acted recklessly — without regard for the risks.
 Servin  couldn't be convicted of first-degree murder because  he  was charged with involuntary manslaughter. And  he  couldn't be convicted of involuntary manslaughter  Porter said  because there was no evidence of reckless behavior.
The appellate courts said the evidence supported a first-degree murder conviction and the defendants weren't entitled to be tried on a less serious charge. Their convictions were upheld.  Servin 's outcome turns that on  its  head.
We asked around and found some attorneys who agreed with Porter's reasoning and some who didn't. It's not subject to appeal  because  Servin  was found not guilty. The case is over.
 Servin  did not help matters with  his  comments to reporters after the verdict.  He  repeated  his  contention that Boyd's death was an accident — let's be clear   the judge  said no such thing — and said  he  was lucky not to be "a police death statistic."
"Antonio Cross is a would-be cop killer  and that's all I have to say "  Servin  said.
 Servin  was making an off-duty burger run in  his  personal car when the confrontation occurred.  He  was not putting  his  life on the line to serve and protect.
Cross is not a would-be cop killer.  His  "weapon" turned out to be a cell phone. An aggravated assault charge against  him  was dropped in March 2013  the same day the city agreed to a $4.5 million wrongful death settlement with Boyd's relatives.

SOLUTION: Dante Servin

PROBLEM: Sarkozy rejects cash claim  says France not corrupt
 President Nicolas Sarkozy firmly rejected on Monday allegations that he took illegal cash donations from France's richest woman  declaring "France is not a corrupt country."
 Sarkozy backed Labour Minister Eric Woerth  accused of accepting 150 000 euros (190 000 dollars) from L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt as chief fundraiser for the 2007 campaign.
 "France is not a corrupt country " the president declared in a prime time interview on French television. "The political class  left and right alike  is in general honest. French public officials are people of great rigour."
 The three-week scandal has weakened Sarkozy  whose poll ratings have hit their lowest level since he took office in 2007 and who is fighting a difficult battle on pension reform  a centrepiece of his political agenda.
 Sarkozy said it was a disgrace to accuse him of visiting Bettencourt's home to pick up illegal cash donations  and suggested those behind the allegations were taking part in "defamation  a campaign."
 "Eric Woerth is an honest man  a competent man. He enjoys my full confidence " Sarkozy said  during the interview broadcast on state television from the gardens of the Elysee presidential palace.
 But Sarkozy said he would advise Woerth to step down as treasurer of the majority UMP party to "devote himself exclusively to pension reform."
 And  in a gesture to critics who say Woerth's party and ministerial roles are incompatible  Sarkozy said he wanted a cross-party commission to draft guidelines "to avoid in the future any form of conflict of interest."
 Sarkozy argued that if money had been his prime motivation  he would have chosen "another career than politics  serving my country  as I have over the last 35 years."
 He spoke after police searched seven homes and offices including that of a friend to Bettencourt as part of several probes involving the billionaire  from a family feud to allegations of illegal campaign financing.
 She was also one of the biggest beneficiaries of a tax break for the wealthy passed by Sarkozy after he won the 2007 election  receiving a lawful 30-million- euro rebate.
 Sarkozy "is the main obstacle in the way of independent justice. He is the main obstacle to allowing truth to emerge " said Socialist Party spokesman Benoit Hamon.

SOLUTION: Nicolas Sarkozy

PROBLEM: WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A major congressional committee on Tuesday launched  an investigation into how the White House handled allegations of domestic abuse against former aide Rob Porter  its Republican chairman   Trey Gowdy  told CNN on Wednesday.
Gowdy said  the panel  was seeking information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation  which conducted a background check of  Porter .
FILE  PHOTO - White House Staff Secretary Rob Porter (L)  reminds U.S. President Donald Trump  he  had a bill to sign after  he  departed quickly following remarks at  his  golf estate in Bedminster  New Jersey U.S.  August 12  2017. Picture taken August 12  2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
FBI Director Christopher Wray on Tuesday told lawmakers the agency completed its background check on  Porter  in July  contradicting the White Houseâs earlier assertion that investigations into  Porter  had not yet been completed.
 Porter   who had worked at the White House with a temporary security clearance  resigned after news media reports said he had physically abused two ex-wives. Porter has denied the accusations.

SOLUTION:
Rob Porter