Jury Selection Begins in Cop Shooting Trial
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Lawyers were to begin picking a jury today that will decide whether a 47-year-old Pennsylvania man should be held responsible for the shooting death of an upstate New York police officer following a jewelry store heist last year, even though someone else pulled the trigger.
John Healy, of Yardley, Pa., is charged with second-degree murder and 18 counts of robbery in the slaying of New Hartford Police Officer Joseph Corr in February 2006.
Oneida County Judge Michael Dwyer has set aside three days for jury selection. Opening arguments are scheduled for Thursday.
Corr, 30, a six-year veteran with a wife and young daughter, was gunned down behind a convenience store in Kirkland, on February 27 as he chased Mr. Healy and another suspect, Walter Richardson, who were running away after their getaway car crashed. The men had just stolen more than $1 million in jewelry and watches from a New Hartford store.
Corr died from a single gunshot to the neck.
Healy was taken into custody at the scene of the crash.
