Detroit officer accused in death of Aiyana Stanley-Jones faces December retrial

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Source: Detroit Free Press

The Detroit police officer accused in the death of 7-year-old Aiyana Stanley-Jones will stand trial for the second time on Dec. 4.

The date for Officer Joseph Weekley’s trial was set during a hearing Wednesday before Wayne County Circuit Judge Cynthia Gray Hathaway.

Weekley, whose gun went off killing Aiyana during a raid targeting a murder suspect in May 2010, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter, a felony, and careless discharge of a firearm causing death, a misdemeanor.

A mistrial was declared in June when the jury told a judge they were hung after nearly three days of deliberations.

Read more: http://www.freep.com/article/20130821/NEWS01/308210090/officer-joseph-weekley-aiyana-stanley-jones-court

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Victim of Militarized Police:

[Scootaloo]

1. If he weren't a cop, he would have been convicted, plain and simple

[cstanleytech]

2. I am not familar with this case could you please

explain how you reached this conclusion that the sole reason he wasnt convicted was because he is a police office, thank you.

[koyance]

3. easy smart ass

Because all the evidence points to the fact that he killed her whether it was a accident or not does not matter he should at least be charged with murder or manslaughter. There was witnesses. If he was a black person on the street Whether it was an accident or not he still have been charged with reckless discharge of a firearm and murder. The police never go to jail for taking innocent lives. That's how we know the only reason he didn't get charged was because he's a police officer

[cstanleytech]

4. I thank you for creating an account to provide your so valuable input to a month old post.

[gopiscrap]

5. Welcome to DU