The Erie County Medical Examiner’s Office recently ruled Nurul Amin Shah Alam’s death a homicide.
Shah Alam was a mostly blind refugee from Myanmar, who was found dead days after he was dropped off, miles from his home, by federal U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents.
As part of WGRZ’s ongoing coverage of this story, attorney Barry Covert sat down for an in-studio interview to provide legal analysis.
Over the course of his conversation with WGRZ anchors Scott Levin and Claudine Ewing, Barry Covert provided legal analysis and addressed several questions, including:
- Now that an autopsy has ruled Shah Alam’s death a homicide, will someone be charged with a crime in this matter?
- What criteria does the medical examiner use to categorize a death as a homicide?
- How does the health commissioner’s definition of a homicide differ from the definition used to determine if criminal charges will be filed?
- Given the facts of the case, could criminal charges such as manslaughter or criminally negligent homicide, be proven beyond a reasonable doubt against the federal agents involved in this matter?
- Given the preponderance of evidence, could federal agents be held liable for Shah Alam’s death in a civil lawsuit?
- What actions do you anticipate the district attorney and state attorney general will take going forward?
Click the following video to watch Barry Covert’s full interview with WGRZ’s Scott Levin and Claudine Ewing.
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