No Immunity For Officer Who Used Service Weapon To Commit Crime
Merlin Alston was a New York City police officer. In 2016, Alston was convicted of two federal crimes: (1) Conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and a quantity of the controlled substance MDMA; and (2) Possessing a firearm in furtherance of that drug trafficking offense. Alston was sentenced to 240 months of imprisonment. Alston appealed his conviction, raising a number…