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Samuel Dubose shooting: judge sets murder trial for former police officer
Source: Associated Press
Samuel Dubose shooting: judge sets murder trial for former police officer
Associated Press in Cincinnati
Thursday 11 February 2016 15.44 GMT
A judge in Ohio has scheduled the murder trial of a former University of Cincinnati police officer who fatally shot a motorist after a traffic stop.
Hamilton County common pleas judge Megan Shanahan set 24 October for the trial of Ray Tensing. A pretrial hearing was scheduled for 6 April.
Tensing was not in court on Thursday. His attorney has said Tensing feared being dragged under the car as black motorist Samuel DuBose tried to drive away on 19 July. Attorney Stewart Mathews also has requested that the trial be moved out of Hamilton County.
The university fired Tensing and restructured its public safety leadership. UC and DuBose’s family reached a $5.3m settlement.
Associated Press in Cincinnati
Thursday 11 February 2016 15.44 GMT
A judge in Ohio has scheduled the murder trial of a former University of Cincinnati police officer who fatally shot a motorist after a traffic stop.
Hamilton County common pleas judge Megan Shanahan set 24 October for the trial of Ray Tensing. A pretrial hearing was scheduled for 6 April.
Tensing was not in court on Thursday. His attorney has said Tensing feared being dragged under the car as black motorist Samuel DuBose tried to drive away on 19 July. Attorney Stewart Mathews also has requested that the trial be moved out of Hamilton County.
The university fired Tensing and restructured its public safety leadership. UC and DuBose’s family reached a $5.3m settlement.
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/11/samuel-dubose-shooting-judge-sets-trial-former-officer-ray-tensing
