GUILTY Mi - Five Cyclists Killed, 4 Injured In Kalamazoo Co., 7 June 2016

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Michigan Supreme Court won't hear Kalamazoo bike crash suspect's appeal

http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2018/01/supreme_court_wont_hear_kalama.html

In an order published Wednesday, Jan. 24, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled it won't hear Charles Pickett Jr.'s appeal of a Michigan Court of Appeal's July 2017 decision.

Kalamazoo County Chief Assistant Prosecutor Scott Brower said Thursday a status conference will be scheduled in Kalamazoo County Circuit Court where the prosecutor and Pickett's defense attorney will schedule a settlement conference and a trial date in Kalamazoo County Circuit Court.

 

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http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2018/02/trial_date_set_in_kalamazoo_fa.html

A new trial date has been set in the fatal Kalamazoo bicycle crash.

Charles Pickett Jr., 51, will stand trial in Kalamazoo County Circuit Court in April. A settlement conference is scheduled for Friday, April 13, and jury selection for the trial is scheduled to start Monday, April 23.

 

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Jury Selection for KZOO Bike Killer

Because of the high profile nature of the case, the circuit court has set aside two days for Jury Selection.

They expect testimony to take about a week once a jury is seated.

http://wkzo.com/news/articles/2018/apr/23/jury-selection-for-kzoo-bike-killer/

 

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Jury selection continues in Kzoo cycling tragedy trial

http://www.woodtv.com/news/kalamazo...nues-in-kzoo-cycling-tragedy-trial/1136816111

 

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The prosecution has rested and the defense has opted not to call any witnesses, apparently abandoning the idea of attempting an insanity defense to derail the conviction of Charles Pickett Jr.

http://whtc.com/news/articles/2018/apr/26/day-three-the-day-of-the-crash/

 

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The jury in the Charles Pickett murder trial will report back to Kalamazoo County Circuit Court to hear closing arguments Tuesday morning, get final instructions and then begin deliberations.

http://wkzo.com/news/articles/2018/apr/30/pickett-trial-ending-willis-trial-beginning/

 

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Jurors heard closing arguments Tuesday in the trial of Charles Pickett Jr., who was charged with murder after driving his pickup truck into a group of bicyclists north of Kalamazoo.

After attorneys for both sides summarized their arguments, the case went to the jury for deliberation just before noon. They reached a verdict in the afternoon, convicting Pickett on all charges.

http://www.woodtv.com/news/kalamazo...ng-tragedy-case-going-to-jury-soon/1150533883

 

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Pickett sentenced to at least 40 years in fatal Kalamazoo cycling crash

Charles Pickett, Jr., 52, was sentenced to 40 to 75 years in prison and will serve the minimum until he is eligible to face a parole board.

Kalamazoo County Circuit Judge Paul Bridenstine sentenced Pickett to five consecutive sentences of eight to 15 years in prison on the charges of operating while intoxicated causing death for the five people killed on June 9, 2016.

He also sentenced Pickett to 35 to 55 years for each of five counts of second-degree murder but those will be served concurrently to, or at the same time as, the other sentences.

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