NY Subway Choker Of Homeless Person Charged. Here Are The Legal Issues In Play

Brian Lehrer: A Daily Politics Podcast - A podcast by WNYC Studios

The Manhattan D.A. is charging Daniel Penny with manslaughter in the second degree for the chokehold killing of Jordan Neely on the subway earlier this month. On Today's Show:Catherine Christian, former assistant district attorney in the Manhattan District Attorney's office, explains the legal reasoning behind the charge and why it took as long as it did.

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