In a Colorado courtroom, prosecutors are laying out their case for Elijah McClain, who died in a violent encounter with police.

<div class="block">In a Colorado courtroom, prosecutors are laying out their case for Elijah McClain, who died in a violent encounter with police.</div>

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Opening Statements Set for Elijah McClain Case

And in Colorado courtroom, the prosecution is set to begin laying out its case today. In the Elijah mclean trial, jury selection is supposed to wrap up today. They will determine if two officers are guilty on charges of manslaughter, criminally negligent, reckless homicide and assault. The two men have pleaded not guilty. Mclane was a 23 year old unarmed black man. Police stopped him, put him in a chokehold. They administered a high dose of ketamine and this young man died days later. The trial is expected to last about a month trials for a third officer and two paramedics involved. They are scheduled to take place later in the year.