Louisville, Q. – The jury in the Bureau’s Taylor case claims that the grand jury’s consideration was misrepresented by the Kentucky Attorney General and failed to give the panel the option of notifying the two female officers who fatally shot the young woman, according to the jury’s lawyer.
An anonymous jury filed a court motion Monday seeking the release of last week’s transcripts and seeking the judge’s permission to speak in public to make the record straight. Hours later, Attorney General Daniel Cameron’s office approved both requests, saying the juror was free to speak and that recordings of the session would be released.
“This is the only thing where the juror is in search of no fame, no admiration, no money,” said Kevin M., the junior’s lawyer. Glogger said.
Mr Kellogg repeatedly told a news conference that the law did not allow him to charge a sergeant, Mr Glogware said, adding that the jurors had been in a state of disarray with him last week. John Mattingley and Detective Miles Cosgrove, two white officers who shot the black woman, Mrs. Taylor, then an officer shot her boyfriend – and the jury agreed.
“While there are six potential homicide charges under Kentucky law, these charges do not apply to the facts before us as shown in our investigation – and the grand jury agreed – that Mattingley and Cosgrove were justified in retaliation for the deadly fire after being fired. , ”Mr Cameron said, one of the many moments at the news conference where he emphasized such consensus.
According to Mr Glogavar, the jury was upset that the grand jury was not given the option to charge two officers at a time when they were provoked by a demonstration by the community demanding their charges. The 12-member panel was presented only with a possible charge for Detective Brett Hankison, who was fired in June.
Mr Hankison was accused of running into the parking lot and shooting through Mrs Taylor’s covered patio door, his bullets flying into a neighbour’s apartment. The grand jury concluded that he had no claim of self-defense but could not be charged with murder because he did not assault Mrs. Taylor; He was charged with three counts of endangering scarcity.
Before the charge was announced last week, a state of emergency was created in anticipation of heavy protests in the city. Courthouses closed and businesses recorded voicemail messages and apologized to supporters for the unexpected shutdown. More than 200 protesters, angry over the decision, have been arrested, with some windows smashed and set on fire. One protester fired a gun at least nine times and wounded two police officers.
But legal experts warned that Sergeant Mattley and Detective Cosgrove are unlikely to be convicted of murder by Kentucky’s vigorous self-defense law, as Mrs Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth Waker, was arrested during a police raid on her apartment. He made a mistake to the officers when the intruder broke down the door.
A spokeswoman for the attorney general, Elizabeth Kuhn, said in an email Monday night that “we have no qualms about the grand jury sharing their views on the presentation because we are confident in the case we have submitted,” adding that her office would release Discussion recording by Wednesday.
Ms. Kunhe said no charges could be recommended for the two officers as the investigation had concluded that their use of force was justified.
“Our lawyers presented all the evidence, even though the evidence confirmed that Sergeant Mattingley and Detective Cosgrove were justified in their use of force after they were fired by Kenneth Waker.” “For that reason, only the need for a recommended charge is put at risk.”
Ramon McGee, a longtime criminal defense lawyer, said the questions posed by the attorney general before the panel were not problematic.
“It’s a misconception about how the grand jury process works,” he said. He said the plaintiff decides on what the plaintiff is told, what evidence is given and what is charged for the recommendation.
Mr. Nakalji added, but these transcripts should be released, as how the Attorney General presents the process in public was a potential issue.
Ms. Taylor’s advocates point to the jury’s complaint as evidence of a broken process, which began with the raid and includes the release of an incident report claiming the dead woman was not injured. Despite settling million 12 million from the city of Louisville in a false death lawsuit, Ms Taylor’s mother said she would do nothing justice in convicting the three officers.
“This only combines the issue of trust,” said Christopher 2X, a community organizer who was with Mrs. Taylor’s mother, Temika Palmer, when the attorney general told her last week that officials would not be charged. She broke down crying, he said.
