 In October 1996, Officer Francis Livoti was acquitted by former New York Supreme Court justice Judge Jerry Sheindlin.The acquittal was greeted with widespread public outcry and unrest, including the shooting of a police captain(who survived) in an act of "revenge".Federal prosecutors charged Livoti with civil rights violations, similar to cases brought against Los Angeles police officers Stacey C. Koon and Laurence Powell for the beating of Rodney King.