Breonna Taylor case: Kentucky AG office and officer in raid bargue to keep investigative materials from public
CNNCNN — The Kentucky Attorney General’s Office and an attorney for the former police officer charged for his actions in connection with the raid that killed Breonna Taylor argued Wednesday to keep investigative materials from being released to the public. “The public has a right and need to see, not only the evidence in this case, but how the attorney general and the commonwealth have handled this case.” Assistant Attorney General Barbara Whaley, whose office is prosecuting Hankison, expressed concern that the discovery materials are not yet admitted as evidence and that Hankison deserves a jury that is “as neutral as possible.” “There’s been a lot of information almost daily in the media. Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge Ann Bailey Smith pointed out that Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron has, himself, publicized much of the details of evidence in this case – citing his news conference after Hankison’s indictment was announced, and multiple entries on the office’s website for how to obtain information presented to the grand jury in the case. “I don’t see any way that a jury panel would not be tainted.” Sam Aguiar, an attorney for Taylor’s family, told CNN he is concerned there may be information in the discovery materials that was not presented to grand jurors, noting that much of what was presented to grand jurors was already released publicly.