As protests spread throughout the country in the wake of recent high-profile killings by police officers, Nashville is gearing up for its own demonstrations this weekend.
Judge Denies Nashville Police Officer’s Request For Out-Of-Town Jurors In Murder Trial
A Nashville judge has denied Metro Police Officer Andrew Delke’s request to bring in jurors from another county for his upcoming murder trial.
Local Media Are In The Spotlight At The Latest Hearing In Case Against Officer Andrew Delke
The local media were in the spotlight Wednesday morning at the latest hearing in the case against Metro Nashville Police Officer Andrew Delke. His attorneys say “pervasive” coverage of last summer’s police-involved shooting has “poisoned the well” of potential jurors.
Officer Andrew Delke’s Defense Argues A Fair Trial Would Be ‘Impossible’ In Nashville
Listen Attorneys for Metro Nashville Police Officer Andrew Delke argue he can’t get a fair trial in Davidson County because the local jury pool has already been tainted. A newly unsealed document asks the court to move the trial to another location because of widespread publicity in the aftermath of the shooting.
How A High-Profile Tennessee Police Shooting In The ’70s Reverberates Today
Listen A Supreme Court decision in the 1980s known as Tennessee v. Garner is back in the public eye. It came up during the court proceedings for Nashville police officer Andrew Delke, who this week pleaded not guilty to a first-degree murder charge for a fatal shooting in July.
Nashville Grand Jury Indicts Officer Andrew Delke On First-Degree Murder Charge
A grand jury has indicted Metro Nashville Police Officer Andrew Delke with a charge of first-degree murder for the fatal shooting of Daniel Hambrick in July 2018. Delke’s attorney says the officer will not plead guilty and will fight the charges at trial.
What We Learned During Nashville Officer’s Homicide Hearing
Listen This week, Nashville moved a step closer to a seeing a police officer stand trial in a homicide case. If Andrew Delke is convicted, it would be the first time for actions by an on-duty Metro officer.
As Nashville Officer’s Homicide Hearing Concludes, Legal Teams Tell Starkly Different Stories
Battle lines were drawn Saturday by competing legal teams as they concluded the preliminary hearing for the homicide case against Nashville Officer Andrew Delke.
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