A pretrial hearing is set in the upcoming murder retrial of a white Ohio police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black motorist.
CINCINNATI (AP) – A pretrial hearing is set in the upcoming murder retrial of a white Ohio police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black motorist. Hamilton County Judge Leslie Ghiz (giz) scheduled a hearing for Thursday that’s expected to cover juror anonymity and news media access. Jury selection in the case of ex-University of Cincinnati Officer Ray Tensing is scheduled to begin May 25th. Tensing’s first trial last year ended in a hung jury. Jurors’ identities were shielded in that case. Ghiz imposed a gag order on participants shortly after taking over the retrial. She plans a May 26th hearing on evidence issues including whether Tensing’s undershirt with a Confederate flag emblem should be admitted. Tensing testified he feared for his life when Samuel DuBose tried to drive away from a 2015 traffic stop. Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
