The trial of four New York police officers accused of murder in the shooting death of Amadou Diallo was moved from the Bronx to Albany County by a unanimous state appellate court panel. In a per curiam opinion, the panel said it would impose the "extraordinary remedy" of a venue change because of the pretrial publicity. "...[T]his case has been deluged by a tidal wave of prejudicial publicity to such an extent that even an attempt to select an unbiased jury would be fruitless," the court said.
December 17, 1999 at 12:00 AM
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The trial of four New York police officers accused of murder in the shooting death of Amadou Diallo has been moved from the Bronx to Albany County by a unanimous Appellate Division, First Department, panel.
In a per curiam opinion, the panel said it would impose the “extraordinary remedy” of a venue change because of the pretrial publicity.
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