Q: Would you recommend going to trial? Fighting aggravated battery to a peace officer
On July 4 2019 I was charged with an Aggravated to a police officer in the most surveillanced part of Chicago (Navy pier). First, I ordered a copy of my FOIA police report, and it stated the detective showed up to get the videos. The person who was in charge of handling the videos said he was able to see the footage for himself, but the detective just wrote down "They have trouble downloading". I thought at first Navy Pier had the most secure videos in the world. Second, the police officer who was there that seen the whole altercation wasn't included in the report and when asked the officer said "we forgot the name of the P/O". Lastly, the police officers all had on the same safety vest the paramedics and the security was wearing without identifiers on the front. This fact will have to be brought up through cross examination, but can I get the video manager to show up to court without it being hersay.
A: I recommend reviewing this issue with your attorney to determine the best answer. If you don't have a good local Chicago-area criminal defense attorney, then you should get one for this case. Good luck.
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