Overview

• The court ruled the Alameda County District Attorney will prosecute the case instead of the California Attorney General’s Office.
• A jury trial was scheduled for January 26, more than five years after Steven Taylor was killed inside a San Leandro Walmart.
• The judge set an October 31 hearing for the defense motion to dismiss the voluntary manslaughter charge.
• Authorities say Taylor, 33, held a baseball bat as Officer Jason Fletcher first deployed a Taser and then fired a fatal shot.
• Taylor’s family says he was in a mental health crisis and has filed a $10 million wrongful death lawsuit against Fletcher and the city of San Leandro.