Blondie in Spokane
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Thanks for the updates Ohiogirl!
I had forgotten that there was a conflict in statements regarding where the shot was fired from.
This article published the week after the shooting states that the incident was caught on video and shows the Officer was on the porch when he fired the fatal shot, notinside the home accidentally firing during a struggle with the grandmother.
http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/...d-that-resulted-in-young-girl-death-10956.php
A Detroit police officer charged with involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a 7-year-old girl during a police raid more than four years ago returns to court today for a second trial...
Weekley, 38, is charged with involuntary manslaughter, a felony, and careless discharge of a firearm causing death, a misdemeanor.
Jury selection in the high-profile case is to start at 9 a.m. today in Wayne County Circuit Court.
Detroit— Opening statements are scheduled to begin Thursday in the second trial of a Detroit police officer accused in the killing of a 7-year-old girl during a police raid being filmed for TV.
A jury of four men and 10 women was seated Wednesday, the third day of jury selection. Among them: an engineer, a retired steel worker, a hairdresser and an officer manager.
From The Detroit News: http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140917/METRO01/309170105#ixzz3DgBsyvEg
This story was posted by Cathy on Court Chatter site earlier this am, so I think it is current info.
A judge has turned down a request to stop the trial of a Detroit police officer who killed a girl during a raid in 2010.
A defense attorney argued that Joseph Weekley's right to a fair trial was spoiled when the victim's grandmother lashed out at the officer while testifying last week.
Last Wednesday Mertilla Jones broke down into an emotional outburst as she described the shooting of 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones. Jones looked at Officer Joseph Weekley in court and said, “You killed my grandbaby.”
The outburst continued until the judge asked for her to leave the stand. She was escorted out of the courtroom as she continued to shout at Weekley.
The Michigan Appeals Court on Friday suspended the trial of Detroit Police Officer Joseph Weekley, accused in the death of a 7-year-old girl, so it can review a move by the judge to throw out the most serious charge against him.
Wayne County Circuit Judge Cynthia Gray-Hathaway's decision to toss an involuntary manslaughter charge a surprising development in the three-week trial prompted prosecutors to file an emergency appeal to the state court.
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/ne...rop-involuntary-manslaughter-charge/16641015/
Wayne County jurors are indicating this afternoon that they are deadlocked in deciding the fate of Detroit police officer Joseph Weekley, who is on trial in the shooting death of a 7-year old girl...
On Wednesday, the jury sent out a note saying they couldn't reach a verdict and Hathaway urged jurors to continue talking with each other to see if they could reach a decision.
No notes indicating they were deadlocked came from the jury Thursday, but jurors did ask to see evidence including video taken during the police raid. The same video was requested on Wednesday.