On March 2nd of 2022, a report released by the Physicians of Human Rights and co-authored by Julia Sherwin was released, disavowing the junk science theory of “Excited Delirium” as racist and unscientific. In the evening of March 2nd, Sherwin was interviewed by Fox at KTVU to elaborate on the…
For years, Haddad & Sherwin attorney Julia Sherwin has been working to dismantle the theory of “Excited Delirium,” a common and baseless defense police use when they kill someone during restraint, like George Floyd, Mario Gonzalez, and Daniel Prude. Now, Sherwin is proud to announce her part in a formal…
When George Floyd was being restrained by Minneapolis police, officer Thomas Lane said on video: “Roll him on his side?” “I just worry about the excited delirium or whatever.” Mr. Floyd died several minutes later of restraint asphyxia as a result of being improperly restrained face down with an officer’s…