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Judi Lynn

(160,545 posts) Sat Sep 1, 2018, 09:04 PM Sep 2018

No decision about jailing Chicago officer over interviews

Source: Associated Press

No decision about jailing Chicago officer over interviews
Updated 2:53 pm CDT, Saturday, September 1, 2018

CHICAGO (AP) — A judge has declined to immediately decide whether a Chicago police officer charged with murder in the 2014 shooting death of black teenager Laquan McDonald should have his bail revoked or increased because he talked to the media .

Judge Vincent Gaughan held a hearing Saturday and told both sides to return to court Thursday.

Jason Van Dyke gave interviews just days before jury selection is set to begin Wednesday. Prosecutors accused Van Dyke of violating the judge's longstanding order prohibiting all parties from talking about the case outside of court.

Defense attorney Daniel Herbert says Van Dyke has free-speech rights. He says Van Dyke feels threatened and is "scared to death" that the public won't know his "personal feelings" about being charged with murder.

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Fight-over-Chicago-officer-s-media-interviews-13198705.php

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No decision about jailing Chicago officer over interviews (Original Post) Judi Lynn Sep 2018 OP

Revoke bail rpannier Sep 2018 #1

Did you read the interview? former9thward Sep 2018 #2

The article does not explain what is meant by "personal feelings." Revoke his bail. Nitram Sep 2018 #3

Of course you have no problem with the prosecutors spreading their version of events. former9thward Sep 2018 #4

I just want to know exactly what he said so I can judge for myself if he was influencing the trial Nitram Sep 2018 #5

rpannier

(24,330 posts)

1. Revoke bail

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Sat Sep 1, 2018, 09:43 PM

Sep 2018

Jusge said no talking about the case. He talked about it.
As a policeman he should know he violated the law

former9thward

(32,023 posts)

2. Did you read the interview?

Reply to rpannier (Reply #1)

Sat Sep 1, 2018, 11:04 PM

Sep 2018

I did. He did not talk about the case. He talked about personal issues and feelings.

Nitram

(22,822 posts)

3. The article does not explain what is meant by "personal feelings." Revoke his bail.

Reply to former9thward (Reply #2)

Sun Sep 2, 2018, 11:00 AM

Sep 2018

"Personal feelings: could include his feeling that he is not guilty, his feeling that the trial won't be fair, or a host of other "feelings" that could influence the jurors.

former9thward

(32,023 posts)

4. Of course you have no problem with the prosecutors spreading their version of events.

Reply to Nitram (Reply #3)

Sun Sep 2, 2018, 03:38 PM

Sep 2018

Which they have been doing with leaks to friendly reporters and media outlets in Chicago resulting in thousands of negative stories. I would support revoking bail only if the prosecutors were also imprisoned for their blatant contempt for the court order.

Nitram

(22,822 posts)

5. I just want to know exactly what he said so I can judge for myself if he was influencing the trial

Reply to former9thward (Reply #4)

Mon Sep 3, 2018, 12:09 PM

Sep 2018

or just sharing his personal feelings about being charged with a crime. Absent that, I will assume the judge made the right call.

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