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Prosecution Argues Public Has Right to Open Kobe Bryant Hearing
Prosecutors in the Kobe Bryant sexual assault case asked a judge Tuesday to keep next month's preliminary hearing open, joining news organizations that contend the public has a right to know.
District Attorney Mark Hurlbert told Judge Frederick Gannett in court papers that the evidence to be presented during the Oct. 9 hearing would not threaten Bryant's right to a fair trial.
Separately, the defense again asked the judge to force Bryant's accuser to testify at the hearing -- a request prosecutors have opposed. They say the accuser's testimony is unnecessary.
Bryant is accused of sexually assaulting the woman during a stay June 30 at the mountain resort where she worked. The Los Angeles Lakers star, who is free on $25,000 bail, has said the two had consensual sex.
Earlier this week, attorneys for news organizations including the Associated Press, CNN, The Denver Post and NBC said no preliminary hearing has been closed to the public in Colorado since 1979, when the state's high court ruled that such hearings can be closed only if the defendant's right to a fair trial is threatened.
Source: AP
District Attorney Mark Hurlbert told Judge Frederick Gannett in court papers that the evidence to be presented during the Oct. 9 hearing would not threaten Bryant's right to a fair trial.
Separately, the defense again asked the judge to force Bryant's accuser to testify at the hearing -- a request prosecutors have opposed. They say the accuser's testimony is unnecessary.
Bryant is accused of sexually assaulting the woman during a stay June 30 at the mountain resort where she worked. The Los Angeles Lakers star, who is free on $25,000 bail, has said the two had consensual sex.
Earlier this week, attorneys for news organizations including the Associated Press, CNN, The Denver Post and NBC said no preliminary hearing has been closed to the public in Colorado since 1979, when the state's high court ruled that such hearings can be closed only if the defendant's right to a fair trial is threatened.
Source: AP