The Colorado Court of Appeals has overturned the criminally negligent homicide convictions of two former Aurora Fire Rescue paramedics involved in the 2019 death of Elijah McClain.

科羅拉多州上訴法院已撤銷兩名前奧羅拉消防救援救護人員的刑事過失致死罪名，該兩人涉及 2019 年 Elijah McClain 的死亡事件。

The court's decision affects Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec, who were convicted in 2023 for giving ketamine to McClain, a 23-year-old Black man. The incident began after police detained McClain following a report of a 'suspicious person.' The appeals court decided that the original trial court gave the jury incorrect instructions regarding the legal standard of care. Consequently, the court ordered new trials for the homicide charge, although it upheld Cichuniec's conviction for second-degree assault.

法院的決定影響到 Jeremy Cooper 和 Peter Cichuniec，他們在 2023 年因向 23 歲黑人男子 McClain 注射氯胺酮（ketamine）而被定罪。該事件始於警方接獲「可疑人士」舉報並拘留 McClain 之後。上訴法院認定，原審法院在法律照護標準方面給予陪審團的指示有誤。因此，法院要求謀殺指控重新審理，但維持 Cichuniec 的二級襲擊定罪。

Lawyers for the paramedics emphasized that the use of the sedative followed 2018 training protocols for 'excited delirium,' a medical term that state officials no longer support. Furthermore, the defense argued that the prosecution did not prove a direct link between the ketamine and the death. Regarding the sentence, Judge Mark Warner had previously changed Cichuniec's five-year prison term to probation, noting that he was the highest-ranking paramedic at the scene.

救護人員的律師強調，使用鎮靜劑是遵循 2018 年針對「激越性谵妄」（excited delirium）的訓練方案，而該醫學術語目前已不再被州政府官員支持。此外，辯方主張檢方未能證明氯胺酮與死亡之間存在直接聯繫。關於量刑，法官 Mark Warner 此前將 Cichuniec 的五年監禁改為緩刑，並指出他是現場職級最高的救護人員。

This case is part of a larger effort to hold the Aurora Police Department accountable. While Officer Randy Roedema was convicted of homicide and assault, Officers Jason Rosenblatt and Nathan Woodyard were found not guilty. Additionally, the City of Aurora paid a $15 million settlement to the McClain family to resolve a civil lawsuit. Attorney General Phil Weiser, acting as the special prosecutor, stated that he remains committed to pursuing these convictions.

此案是追究奧羅拉警察局責任之更廣泛行動的一部分。雖然警員 Randy Roedema 被裁定謀殺與襲擊罪成，但警員 Jason Rosenblatt 和 Nathan Woodyard 則被裁定無罪。此外，奧羅拉市向 McClain 家族支付了 1,500 萬美元的和解金以解決民事訴訟。擔任特別檢察官的總檢察長 Phil Weiser 表示，他仍致力於追求這些定罪。

The paramedics will now face new trials for criminally negligent homicide, while other legal actions against the involved officers continue through the appeals process.

救護人員現在將面臨刑事過失致死的重新審理，而針對其他涉案警員的法律行動則繼續透過上訴程序進行。