C. In a secured seat and while using an approved safety belt.
Explanation:
Pick up trucks are manufactured for the purpose of transporting goods or other equipment but not for the transportation of humans. While riding at the back of a pickup truck can seem enticing, if appropriate measures are not considered, then there would likely be an accident for the driver might take a sharp turn which could cause the passengers behind harm.
One of the laws for riding in the back of a pickup truck is possessing a federally-approved restraint system which protects the rider in the bed of the truck. So, the rider should seat in a secured seat with an approved safety seat belt to keep him protected in the event of a crash.
They said that he was a slave and it didn’t matter that he had traveled to a free territory he would still be a slave. they also said that African Americans didn’t have to right to citizenship
When an Officer is called to an incidence such as this, They have to take all precautions when guns or weapons are involved. In this case they could not get close enough because of precautions. When he did not put up his hands they were shown an act of defiance. At age 12 a boy knows how to follow commands especially from a cop. When he did not listen assuming he moved around not putting up his hands the cop(s) shot at the boy.
Answer: I don't think I am seeing the full question but based on what I do see, I am assuming that the defendant's attorney could appeal the outcome, and if successful the case would be retried in a court of appeals.