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| All Four Ex-Cops Charged in George Floyd Murder Case Will Be Tried Together in Televised Proceedings |
| 2020-11-08 |
| [LAWANDCRIME] A Minnesota judge has declined requests from the former Minneapolis coppers charged in the death of George Floyd, ruling that all four will be tried in a single proceeding which will be televised despite state prosecutors not consenting to any audio or visual coverage in the courtroom. The Wednesday night order, from Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill, also denied requests from defendants Derek Chauvin, Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng, and Thomas Kiernan Lane to have the trial moved out of Minneapolis. The defendants had previously argued that remaining in the city would violate their Sixth Amendment right to a fair proceeding due to the amount of pre-trial exposure. In allowing the proceedings to be televised, Cahill reasoned that the defendants’ Sixth Amendment right to a fair trial ran concurrent with "the general public’s First Amendment right of access to public trials." "The interests promoted by this First Amendment right of public assess are similar to those promoted by the defendant’s Sixth Amendment right to a public trial," the judge said. Under Cahill’s order, "audio and video recording, broadcasting, and livestreaming will be allowed" in the courtroom, with "only matters that are on the record" being subject to audio coverage. "Up to three video cameras may be installed in the trial courtroom: one in the back of the courtroom facing the witness stand, one on the wall behind the jury box, and one on or near the bench facing the lectern where counsel examines witnesses." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #9 Face it. Unless these cops are convicted of first degree murder, and all given an automatic, immediate, non-appealable death penalty, there will be more riots. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2020-11-08 20:45 |
| #8 Recorded, heavily edited, and then broadcast. We've seen this movie before. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2020-11-08 13:26 |
| #7 how can a fair trial be held if jurors are afraid the mob will get them if they rule 'innocent'? |
| Posted by: Lord Garth 2020-11-08 12:27 |
| #6 All of which make it easier to filter out any opposition or revolt minded persons. Last check, their are 71 million of them....and still counting. |
| Posted by: Slappy 2020-11-08 10:40 |
| #5 First the sentence, then the trial. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2020-11-08 09:38 |
| #4 To a distant observer such as myself, it seemed they were over charged at the time without an adequate investigation. Some of the cynical out there might think that was to provide a future catalyst for more riots when it becomes difficult if not impossible to get conviction, but that couldn't be. |
| Posted by: Cesare 2020-11-08 09:26 |
| #3 Alan C ---- I agree. With every National Socialist takeover to date there has been High Profile court trials to further incite and/or warn the public. While avoiding the arrests and trials of National Socialist leaders own illegal actions. Let us say there is have a national TV NOT-GUILTY Verdict by plan. Any subsequent riots and etc... will then allow the National Socialists the ability to go down a checklist of items often used to falsely accuse rival leaders, and/or explain/justify to the public the takeover and measures being taken. These are usually immediately followed by New "Protective" measures, edicts, directives and mandates limiting the public's previous rights. All of which make it easier to filter out any opposition or revolt minded persons. All in order to establish draconian controls. NOTE: Its going to get nasty real quick.... |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2020-11-08 08:32 |
| #2 Indeed. |
| Posted by: Clem 2020-11-08 08:31 |
| #1 And the show trials begin. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2020-11-08 08:09 |