GUILTY IL - Laquan McDonald, 17, fatally shot, Chicago PD charged, 20 Oct 2014 -J. VanDyke GUILTY*

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CoolJ said:
What I want to know is... are these 3 cops normally crooked.. or would any cop do this in the same situation?

That's what I want to know.
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Me too. Were they friends? Did he just get lucky they were working? Or would any of them have done the same?
 
Van Dyke was escorted into and out of the courthouse for a pre-trial hearing Thursday wearing a bulletproof vest. He faces six counts of first-degree murder and another 16 counts of aggravated battery in the October 2014 shooting death of 17-year-old Laquan McDonald that was captured on police dashcam video.

Judge Vincent Gaughan wouldn’t say how soon a trial could get underway. Protestors on Thursday called on the judge to set a date, but Gaughan said he wants to ensure a fair trial.

The judge did press defense attorneys to make some of their expert witnesses available at a hearing later this month and expressed a desire to get the case moving more quickly. Still, protesters are calling for a trial date to be set soon.

Among the other issues discussed Thursday was a request by Chicago Public Media attorneys representing multiple Chicago-area outlets to grant public access to sealed documents held under a “decorum order” in the high-profile murder case.

The judge also wants to hear later this month from a defense polling specialist surveying for a possible change of venue request. Van Dyke is expected back in court for a hearing Mach 28.

https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/03/08/van-dyke-judge-trial-timeline-won-t-be-run-public
 
Van Dyke's Lawyer Wants Another Judge To Decide Trial Venue

Judge Vincent Gaughan has scheduled a hearing for next month on whether the trial of Officer Jason Van Dyke should be moved out of Chicago. In a court filing Wednesday, attorney Daniel Herbert said the judge has made clear his intentions to refuse to move the trial.

Herbert noted Gaughan set a Sept. 5 trial date earlier this month before hearing arguments about moving the trial.
 
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