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Title: Judge warns of possible move of trial in George Floyd death
Post by: rangerrebew on June 30, 2020, 01:42:33 pm
Judge warns of possible move of trial in George Floyd death
By STEVE KARNOWSKI

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota judge on Monday warned that he’s likely to move the trials of four former police officers charged in George Floyd’s death out of Minneapolis if public officials, attorneys and family members don’t stop speaking out about the case.

Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill stopped short of issuing a gag order against attorneys on both sides, but he said he likely will if public statements continue that make it hard to find an impartial jury. Cahill said that would also make him likely to grant a change-of-venue motion if one is filed, as he anticipates.

https://apnews.com/13f56f658fae567684967d6ee83f09e9
Title: Re: Judge warns of possible move of trial in George Floyd death
Post by: rangerrebew on June 30, 2020, 01:44:17 pm
And he doesn't want the death threats, media second guessing everything, or the inevitable (guilty or not guilty) riots that will come after the trial. :judge:
Title: Re: Judge warns of possible move of trial in George Floyd death
Post by: PeteS in CA on June 30, 2020, 02:07:16 pm
If the judge really takes pre-trial publicity seriously, to what planet would the trial be moved? The defendants have been systematically vilified in "news" and "entertainment" worldwide, for weeks.
Title: Re: Judge warns of possible move of trial in George Floyd death
Post by: XenaLee on June 30, 2020, 02:16:10 pm
Quote from: PeteS in CA on June 30, 2020, 02:07:16 pm
If the judge really takes pre-trial publicity seriously, to what planet would the trial be moved? The defendants have been systematically vilified in "news" and "entertainment" worldwide, for weeks.

Planet?  To what galaxy?   The whole world "seems" to be mourning Floyd.  You'd think he was a Supreme Leader of Earth the way they've carried on.
Title: Re: Judge warns of possible move of trial in George Floyd death
Post by: Cyber Liberty on June 30, 2020, 02:53:36 pm
"Ya THINK, DiNozzo?"    :silly:
Title: Re: Judge warns of possible move of trial in George Floyd death
Post by: mountaineer on June 30, 2020, 03:04:12 pm
No kidding. Good luck trying to get these guys a fair trial.
Title: Re: Judge warns of possible move of trial in George Floyd death
Post by: PeteS in CA on June 30, 2020, 05:34:58 pm
Quote from: XenaLee on June 30, 2020, 02:16:10 pm
Planet?  To what galaxy?   The whole world "seems" to be mourning Floyd.  You'd think he was a Supreme Leader of Earth the way they've carried on.

Maybe there's an Inuit village in Canuckia's far north Nunavut Territory or some Lapplanders who have never seen news about the George Floyd killing. Or maybe an isolated Amazonian or Papuan tribe ... Antarctic penguins?