1 Surprise hearing for West Memphis Three on August 19th! Thu 18 Aug 2011, 17:06
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"Major News" expected.
Judge David Laser just announced that his court will ”take up certain matters pertaining to the cases of defendants [Jason] Baldwin, [Damien] Echols and [Jessie] Misskelley on Friday, August 19.” A private meeting between the judge, the three defense teams and attorneys for the state will be followed by a session in open court that Laser said will begin at “about 11 a.m.” Echols, Misskelley and Baldwin will be present.
I will be reporting from Jonesboro here and for the Arkansas Times blog. Arkansas Times senior editor Max Brantley blogged this morning that tomorrow’s events could be “earth-shaking.” He wrote: “The surprise hearing tomorrow alone suggests a major development is at hand. The buzz in the defense bar community is that the news is beyond major. Until now, Attorney General Dustin McDaniel’s office has fought vigorously against new proceedings for the defendants and in support of their convictions. A development tomorrow in which he joined in a defense suggestion would be momentous, indeed.”
Here’s more from Judge Laser’s brief announcement:
“Space will be limited for the public session. First the parties, counsel and court personnel, then to family members of the victims and family members of defendants with remaining seating to be occupied by media representatives and the public. There will be approximately 15 minutes between the chamber session and open session for media and public to be seated. Miss Stephanie Harris, Arkansas Supreme Court communication counsel, will be present on Friday to assist with implementation and will be the court’s intermediary with public and press.”
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