All Four Ex-Cops Charged in George Floyd Murder Case Will Be Tried Together in Televised Proceedings

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All Four Ex-Cops Charged in George Floyd Murder Case Will Be Tried Together in Televised Proceedings
Jerry Lambe
Nov 5th, 2020, 10:53 am



A Minnesota judge has declined requests from the former Minneapolis police officers 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.

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[Lando Lincoln]

Could be, probably will be, incendiary. 

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

A Minnesota judge has declined requests from the former Minneapolis police officers 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.

They should appeal this.

[Cyber Liberty]

Let the Bread and Circuses commence!

(This will cause even more riots than if the stupid Judge had not forced the courts to televise the fiasco.)

[mountaineer]

will be televised despite state prosecutors not consenting to any audio or visual coverage in the courtroom.

What the actual hell? I agree with WTF, there should be an immediate appeal of these orders.

[Cyber Liberty]

What the actual hell? I agree with WTF, there should be an immediate appeal of these orders.

Even the Prosecutors didn't want it televised.  If this comes to pass, the riots resulting from Not Guilty verdicts will be even worse than we've been expecting.  This is stupid on stilts.

[Fishrrman]

Let the show trial begin...

[jmyrlefuller]

The night the lights went out in Minnesota.

[PeteS in CA]

Even the Prosecutors didn't want it televised.  If this comes to pass, the riots resulting from Not Guilty verdicts will be even worse than we've been expecting.  This is stupid on stilts.

1. Though the prosecution probably opposed a change of venue, denying that motion gave the defense grounds for an appeal that would have a high likelihood of getting a "Guilty" verdict overturned. MSM coverage of the event has been highly prejudiced.

2. The decision to allow televised coverage was flat out vindictive. If the defense moves to have the judge removed from the case and the judge denies it (as he would almost certainly do), that also would be grounds for an appeal. The judge's action basically ensured that any defendant found not guilty will be unemployable and unsafe virtually anywhere in the US where clips from the coverage is televised - like I said, vindictive.

[Cyber Liberty]

It certainly serves no public interest to televise it.

[jafo2010]

If the reports are true from the coroner on cause of death, these men will be found innocent. 

[dfwgator]

If the reports are true from the coroner on cause of death, these men will be found innocent.

Considering how Minnesota voted on Tuesday, they will get everything they deserve.