![Former Fullerton police officers Jay Cicinelli, left, and Manuel Ramos listen with Ramos' defense attorney, John D. Barnett, right, as Orange County district attorney Tony Rackauckas delivers his rebuttal closing argument in the case against them stemming from the death of Kelly Thomas, a homeless man, who died after a violent 2011 confrontation with the [then] officers.
///ADDITIONAL INFO: SLUG: kellythomas0109 - 1/9/14 - PHOTO BY JOSHUA SUDOCK, ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER/POOL PHOTO -- Closing arguments concluded in the trial of two former Fullerton police officers, Manuel Ramos and Jay Cicinelli, in Santa Ana Thursday. The men are facing charges related to the death of Kelly Thomas, a homeless man, who died after a violent 2011 confrontation with the [then] officers.
Picture made at the Orange County Superior Court’s department-40 courtroom in Santa Ana Thursday, January 9, 2014.](https://scpr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cf278ee/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3060x2036+0+0/resize/1584x1054!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fa.scpr.org%2F75627_42e5e7968310f687d58041a939528872_original.jpg)
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