Anthony Warren, who was beaten by the Birmingham police after a car crash had already rendered him unconscious.
[From article]
The incident gained public attention with the release of a 2008 video of police officers punching and kicking Anthony Warren as he lay on the ground after leading them on a roughly 20-minute high-speed chase.
Warren is serving a 20-year sentence for attempted murder stemming from his running over a police officer during the chase, in which he also hit a school bus and a patrol car before crashing and being ejected from his vehicle.
Under the terms of the settlement of Warren's 2009 federal suit, in which he accused five Birmingham police officers of excessive force, his attorneys will receive $100,000 for expenses and $359,000 in fees, said Michael Choy, an attorney representing the officers on behalf of the city.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/10/23/us-usa-alabama-police-idUSKCN0IC05720141023
Alabama man gets $1,000 in police settlement, his lawyers get $459,000
BY SHERREL WHEELER STEWART
BIRMINGHAM Ala.
Wed Oct 22, 2014 9:54pm EDT
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