Ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool sees ‘irregularities’ in grand jury proceedings
They also want prosecutors to disclose the legal instructions they gave to grand jurors about the elements of Hearn’s alleged crime.Hearn pleaded not guilty earlier this month to one felony count of property destruction and has a trial scheduled to start Sept. “According to the witness, the pool was leaking more than one million gallons of water per week; its expansion joints had exceeded their service life; and the liner already contained a rip.”Hearn’s attorneys are basing those arguments on their limited review of grand jury testimony. They want court-ordered access to all the proceedings.A spokesperson for U.S.
- ▪They also want prosecutors to disclose the legal instructions they gave to grand jurors about the elements of Hearn’s alleged crime.Hearn pleaded not guilty earlier this month to one felony count of property destruction and has a trial sche
- ▪“According to the witness, the pool was leaking more than one million gallons of water per week; its expansion joints had exceeded their service life; and the liner already contained a rip.”Hearn’s attorneys are basing those arguments on th
- ▪They want court-ordered access to all the proceedings.A spokesperson for U.S.
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Open this photo in gallery:Individuals peek over the fence to see the drained Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, on Monday.Allison Robbert/The Associated PressShareSave for laterPlease log in to bookmark this story.Log InCreate Free AccountA former Olympian charged with deliberately damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is seeking access to all of the closed-door testimony that led to his indictment, pointing to “irregularities” in those grand jury proceedings.In a court filing Monday, David Hearn’s attorneys requested an order for the government to turn over a complete transcript of all grand jury proceedings.
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