In an order on Monday, U.S. District Court Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings ruled “a jury has spoken and this Court cannot and will not disturb its verdict without legal reason.”
But his attorneys filed a motion Friday asking that the report date from the Bureau of Prisons be postponed 60 to 90 days while Hankison appeals his conviction to a higher court, according to court records.
Brett Hankison has asked a federal judge to allow him to remain out of prison while he appeals his conviction and sentence of 33 month in prison for using excessive force and violating the civil rights of Breonna Taylor.
The filing comes about two months after attorneys for Lawson asked a judge to either grant him a new trial or throw out the May 30 guilty verdict, arguing he was denied a fair trial.
A final sentencing hearing will be held Aug. 21 in Nelson County.
The defense argues that Joseph Lawson should have been given a directed verdict (or acquittal) by the judge after the prosecution finished its case.
Louisville coach Pat Kelsey, somber but resolute, stood in front of his team and said, “We’ve had to rally around Aly.”
If healthy, Khalifa was expected to give Louisville a versatile offensive weapon.
However, the judge did rule Roger Burdette is entitled to an evidentiary hearing on whether he was given enough information to decide whether he should take the stand in his own defense.
Former Louisville Metro Police Det. Joshua Jaynes and Sgt. Kyle Meany are accused of providing and lying about false information in a search warrant used by police to burst into Taylor's house, resulting in her death.