July 27, 2011 11:16

Jury Takes Field Trip to the Danziger Bridge

Early yesterday morning, Louisana state troopers closed parts of the Danziger Bridge so that the jurors could see the scene of the police shootings for themselves. Both prosecutors and defense attorneys had filed motions with the judge saying they wanted jurors to see the bridge.

Jurors visited key locations, including parts of the bridge itself, the on-ramp and the grassy area underneath the bridge. Defense attorneys argue that one or more people may also have been firing at the bridge from the grassy area.

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