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Opening arguments begin in Michael Slager murder trial

Name: Opening arguments begin in Michael Slager murder trial
Uploaded: 2016-11-03T18:45:00-0400
Duration: 2 min 4 s
Description: Opening arguments began Thursday in the murder trial of Michael Slager, the white S.C. police officer who shot Walter Scott, an unarmed black man, in the back in 2015. Mark Strassmann reports.

Opening arguments began Thursday in the murder trial of Michael Slager, the white S.C. police officer who shot Walter Scott, an unarmed black man, in the back in 2015. Mark Strassmann reports.