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Retrial delayed for ex-police officer in fatal Cincinnati motorist case
Source: Reuters
U.S. | Tue May 30, 2017 | 11:14am EDT
Retrial delayed for ex-police officer in fatal Cincinnati motorist case
By Ginny McCabe | CINCINNATI
Jury selection was delayed on Tuesday in the retrial of a former University of Cincinnati police officer charged with murdering an unarmed black motorist, after the first trial ended in a mistrial.
Common Pleas Court Judge Leslie Ghiz dismissed the jury pool on Tuesday, citing an appeal by media concerning a ruling she had made regarding restricted media access during the trial. Ohio's First District Court of Appeals on Friday temporarily dismissed Ghiz's order, but a hearing on the matter will be held Wednesday.
Body-camera video of the July 2015 incident showed then-officer Ray Tensing, 27, shooting Samuel DuBose, 43, in the head during a traffic stop after pulling over DuBose for a missing front license plate on his vehicle.
DuBose's death fueled demonstrations against the use of lethal force by white officers against unarmed blacks and other minorities, an issue that renewed debate over racial bias among U.S. police.
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Retrial delayed for ex-police officer in fatal Cincinnati motorist case
By Ginny McCabe | CINCINNATI
Jury selection was delayed on Tuesday in the retrial of a former University of Cincinnati police officer charged with murdering an unarmed black motorist, after the first trial ended in a mistrial.
Common Pleas Court Judge Leslie Ghiz dismissed the jury pool on Tuesday, citing an appeal by media concerning a ruling she had made regarding restricted media access during the trial. Ohio's First District Court of Appeals on Friday temporarily dismissed Ghiz's order, but a hearing on the matter will be held Wednesday.
Body-camera video of the July 2015 incident showed then-officer Ray Tensing, 27, shooting Samuel DuBose, 43, in the head during a traffic stop after pulling over DuBose for a missing front license plate on his vehicle.
DuBose's death fueled demonstrations against the use of lethal force by white officers against unarmed blacks and other minorities, an issue that renewed debate over racial bias among U.S. police.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-ohio-police-idUSKBN18Q0XZ