The unusual “retrospective fitness trial” was ordered by a state appellate court, which determined that there were legal errors during the first proceedings in which Marcus Floyd was deemed competent to stand trial.
Marcus Floyd claims he cannot recall details that would have allowed him to participate in his defense due to a brain injury he suffered after being shot in the 2010 incident.
In a highly unusual proceeding, a Cook County jury will be tasked with answering a complicated question: Was a man fit for trial more than six years ago in the murder of an off-duty cop?