GUILTY PA - Three Pittsburgh PD officers killed in Stanton Heights shootout, 4 April 2009

[passionflower]

LIVE COVERAGE OF FUNERALS IN PITTSBURGH

http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/video/19095165/index.html

 

[Snick1946]

I think there was a report that the shooter got put over the edge just before the killings by some things he heard on the Sean Hannity show about gun confiscation, etc. I heard Hannity a day or so later on his radio show denying any connection.
Anyone else hear this?

 

[passionflower]

As I watch this it is so very quiet, awesome
the 3 caskets are being removed now from the city building.
The procession is miles long...............
We have blue lights in our windows here in our friendship lights in respect for the fallen officers.
2 of my neighbors (1 sheriff, 1 state police) are there representing our town. I am sure there are more.

 

[Kat]

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11158/1151966-100.stm

Tuesday, June 07, 2011
By Tom Barnes, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Seven jurors were chosen today for the homicide trial of Richard Poplawski, charged with killing three Pittsburgh police officers in a Stanton Heights shootout in April 2009.

 

[joe jones]

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=9&ved=0CE0QqQIwCA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.post-gazette.com%2Fpg%2F11160%2F1152408-53.stm&ei=TC_xTbroG8rQhAeuk_BC&usg=AFQjCNEazrpY7GGjZbYLMuDO41I_CJjTng

3 more jurors selected

 

[joe jones]

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11161/1152631-53.stm

jury selected trial starts June 20th

 

[joe jones]

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_743009.html

blog from trial, starts today

 

[joe jones]

http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/pittsburgh/s_742507.html
not televising the trial on TV but due to high public interest it will be screened into another courtroom for those who wished to attend the trial but could not get a seat in the courtroom

 

[joe jones]

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11171/1155035-100.stm

coward v heroes

 

[pittsburghgirl]

I saw on local news that police officers from all over the country are here to show support for the families. And for those who have forgotten, the trial is in Pittsburgh but the jury is from Dauphin County.

 

[joe jones]

http://www.wtae.com/news/28304871/detail.html

SWAT officers testify

 

[joe jones]

http://livewire.wtae.com/Event/Richard_Poplawski_Trial

live blog from trial

 

[joe jones]

http://t.co/BtqgkIh

jurors see bloody evidence

 

[joe jones]

http://www.wtae.com/r/28318376/detail.html

more evidence introduced, and the Judge told the prosecuror if they continued to argue he would get the Sheriff to remove them from court, my kind of judge,

 

[joe jones]

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=newssearch&cd=1&ved=0CCwQqQIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.timesonline.com%2Fnews%2Fstate%2Fvideo-of-defendant-to-be-shown-at-cop-death-trial%2Farticle_d8943b6a-7c48-5e1a-a4c9-d6cdcbe858f9.html&ei=meEETpzzDcKy8gOTl9zLDQ&usg=AFQjCNEaRA5oFMvg1AdlshRyIE_JA3MQEQ

video of defendant to be shown at trial

 

[joe jones]

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCQQqQIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpine-richland.patch.com%2Farticles%2Fpoplawski-trial-prosecution-and-defense-rest-cases&ei=5igGToiIGYTRhAfz-rDiDQ&usg=AFQjCNFO6tf1FAGU0RUWQRS6atpA5RZGQw

defence and state rests, prosecution now giving closing statements

 

[joe jones]

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/11176/1156305-100.stm

artcile on closings, when defence atty says why did prosecution not call his mother to testify then surely the defence csn wonder why she did not call her if she is the one the defence believes killed 2 of the officers,

at least his defence atty tried to give him some kind of defence even if all she had was to blame his mother,

 

[joe jones]

http://dlvr.it/Xr5NJ

guilty, moved onto the penalty phase

 

[joe jones]

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CDAQqQIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.post-gazette.com%2Fpg%2F11178%2F1156580-100-0.stm&ei=yM4ITvOSDoiAhQeJuvyxDQ&usg=AFQjCNE6ORYpDeQFM0ycfkDF5nriU6Bf4Q

penalty phase

 

[joe jones]

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=1&sqi=2&ved=0CDQQqQIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wtae.com%2Fnews%2F28380368%2Fdetail.html&ei=xO0JTsu_C8W28QO22sB6&usg=AFQjCNHJfHLv08yGgzIrtmtJnzYHNqmkPQ

defence presents case for no DP, I don't agree with DP for anybody so I hope the defence prevails although I don't expect they will

the victim impact statements in this link will make you weep, Mayhles wifes statement about her daughters daddy who is no longer with them is heartbreaking