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Breonna Taylor: investigative jury recordings to be released on Friday

2020-10-02T18:35:47.419Z


Public disclosure of the secret proceedings of the investigating jury in the Breonna Taylor case was expected on Wednesday


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The release of the investigative jury recordings in the Breonna Taylor case will be delayed until noon on Friday, according to a judge's order.

The highly unusual public disclosure of the secret grand jury proceedings was expected Wednesday after Jefferson Circuit Court Judge Ann Bailey Smith ordered the recordings of the two-and-a-half-day panel presentation to be recorded in court earlier. noon local time.

Kentucky State Attorney Daniel Cameron had requested a one-week deadline in a motion filed Tuesday, arguing that it was necessary to protect the interest of witnesses, particularly "private citizens named in the recordings."

Your office wants to "redact the personal identifiers of any named person."

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"The judge ruled on the motion today and granted an extension until noon on Friday to give us adequate time to draft specific personal information on witnesses," Elizabeth Kuhn, spokeswoman for the state attorney, said by email.

Taylor was fatally shot in his Louisville apartment in March by agents executing a drug warrant.

The investigative jury did not prosecute any of the agents involved on charges related to his death.

An agent was charged in connection with shooting at an adjacent apartment.

State attorney asked for more time to compose witness information

Cameron's office said in a statement early Wednesday that the recording lasts more than 20 hours and that he needed "additional time ... to compile personally identifiable information on witnesses, including addresses and phone numbers."

Release of the recording was expected after an investigative jury had requested in court that all recordings, transcripts and panel reports related to the police shooting case be made public.

The jury suggested that the Kentucky state attorney could have misrepresented the case presented to the panel to the public, according to an attorney for the jury.

Kevin Glogower, an anonymous jury attorney, charged Cameron with "damage control" Wednesday.

Glogower said it is important for the public to know what impeachment options were presented to the grand jury and whether charges were recommended in connection with Taylor's death.

Taylor's passing sparked outrage across the country, chants of "say his name," calls to arrest officers and a renewed focus on black women killed by police.

His story gained increased attention during the nationwide demonstrations that followed George Floyd's assassination in late May by the Minneapolis police.

The protesters took to the streets again after no one was charged in connection with her death.

Cameron Says The Investigative Jury Could Have Considered Other Charges On Its Own

An attorney representing 13 "John Does" has filed a "motion to intervene" in court in the case of former detective Brett Hankison, who was charged with aggravated putting someone in danger in the Taylor case.

The motion asked the court to keep the identifying information out of the public record.

The 13 people are witnesses who gave statements to the LMPD's Public Integrity Unit and later to the attorney general's office as part of their investigation into Taylor's death.

Stew Matthews, Hankison's attorney, declined to comment Wednesday.

The state attorney, who was appointed special counsel in the case in May, initially refused to release the jury's transcripts or recordings despite growing public calls to do so from the mayor of Louisville, the Kentucky governor and attorneys. from Taylor's family.

But Cameron announced Monday night that he would comply with a judge's ruling ordering that a recording of the jury's presentation be added to the court case file.

He had previously said that publishing the presentation would interfere with other investigations, including an FBI investigation.

Cameron said in an interview with CNN affiliate WDRB on Tuesday night that the investigative jury could have considered other charges on its own.

“If they wanted to do an evaluation on different charges, they could have.

But our recommendation was that Mattingly and Cosgrove were justified in their actions and conduct, "said Cameron, the first black person to hold the position and a rising Republican star.

The Det.

Myles Cosgrove and Sergeant Jonathan Mattingly were two of three officers present the night of March 13 when Taylor was killed in the failed raid.

Taylor, an EMT and aspiring nurse, was killed at her home when plainclothes officers executed a "do not touch" order.

Cosgrove and Mattingly were not charged in the case, although Cameron said Cosgrove fired the fatal shot, which he said was justified because Taylor's boyfriend shot the officers first.

Kent Wicker, Mattingly's attorney, said in a statement Wednesday that suggestions that the grand jury process was mishandled were "misinformed and unfounded."

He stated that it would be "unethical for a prosecutor to present an accusation to the investigating jury that the law does not support."

Investigative jury attorney says questions about the process abound

Hankison was charged with three counts of putting someone in aggravated danger by shooting blindly into an adjoining apartment that was occupied.

Hankison has pleaded not guilty.

Cameron told the station that he did not seek murder charges against Cosgrove or Mattingly.

"Ultimately, our judgment is that the charge that we were able to prove at trial beyond a reasonable doubt was that of putting someone in aggravated danger against Mr. Hankison," Cameron said.

But Glogower told reporters this week that his client's position is: "What was presented [to the jurors] will not be disclosed publicly."

"What State Attorney Cameron doesn't continually respond to is: Did you give the investigating jury the option to charge someone with something other than the endangerment charges, anything related to Taylor, and did you recommend that they do so?"

Glogower stated.

"Did you or did you not file those charges and fully explain how they can be applied to this case?"

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The city of Louisville announced on Sept. 15 a $ 12 million settlement in the family's wrongful death lawsuit.

The city also agreed to enact police reforms that include the use of social workers to provide support in certain police careers and require commanders to review and approve search warrants before seeking judicial approval.

CNN's Elizabeth Joseph, Jamiel Lynch, and Tanika Gray contributed to this report.

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Source: cnnespanol

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