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

[bluesneakers]

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.

Me too. Were they friends? Did he just get lucky they were working? Or would any of them have done the same?

 

[JerseyGirl]

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

 

[JerseyGirl]

Judge wants trial of cop charged in Laquan McDonald shooting to begin this summer; attorney says not so fast

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/laquanmcdonald/ct-met-jason-van-dyke-hearing-20180328-story.html

 

[JerseyGirl]

State's highest court orders judge in Officer Van Dyke's murder trial to stop sealing every filing

State's highest court orders judge in Officer Van Dyke's murder trial to stop sealing every filing

 

[JerseyGirl]

Judge sets Sept. 5 for trial of Chicago cop in Laquan McDonald's killing

Van Dyke faces charges of first-degree murder as well as 16 counts of aggravated battery — one for each of the shots that struck 17-year-old Laquan McDonald in the on-duty slaying in 2014.

 

[JerseyGirl]

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.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Officer Van Dyke's lawyers lose bid to bring in different judge to decide if murder trial should be moved

 

[JerseyGirl]

Judge to decide location for Laquan McDonald murder trial Friday

 

[JerseyGirl]

Judge: Laquan McDonald's mother doesn't get to duck subpoena, attend trial

 

[JerseyGirl]

Trial begins next week.

Activists prepare for Jason Van Dyke trial next week

Jason Van Dyke, in interview, says he's 'extremely nervous' as trial approaches

 

[JerseyGirl]

Chicago officer's interview before trial sparks legal fight

 

[JerseyGirl]

Chicago Police And The Black Community: The Murder Trial Of Laquan McDonald

 

[JerseyGirl]

Laquan McDonald's family wants justice as Chicago officer's murder trial begins - CNN

 

[JerseyGirl]

Jason Van Dyke's murder trial begins in earnest Monday with jury selection

 

[JerseyGirl]

Prosecutors accuse Van Dyke’s attorneys of purposefully striking black jurors

Prosecutors twice on Wednesday accused defense attorneys for Chicago police Officer Jason Van Dyke of purposefully eliminating black jury prospects in the Laquan McDonald case.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Chicago officer picks jury trial in teen's shooting death

 

[JerseyGirl]

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-st...lable-to-public-for-murder-trial-but-not-many

Why the Trial of the Chicago Officer Who Shot Laquan McDonald Matters

 

[JerseyGirl]

Opening arguments begin in murder trial of white Chicago cop who shot black teen

 

[AzPistonsGirl]

Too bad there are not more eyes on this trial. That NYT piece posted in #337 by JerseyGirl is a good read IMO. This matters very much.

 

[JerseyGirl]

Prosecutors continue their testimony in second day of Van Dyke's murder trial