On Saturday, a Florida jury convicted Michael Dunn on several counts
of attempted murder for firing ten rounds into a vehicle full of teens
after a dispute over loud music, but they deadlocked
on the question of whether Dunn was guilty of first degree murder for
killing 17-year-old Jordan Davis. In the first interview since the
shooting, one of the jurors told ABC News Wednesday
that the reason for the deadlock was because several jurors believed
Dunn was “justified” in shooting Davis under Florida’s self-defense
laws.
“We took a poll,” said Juror #4, who identified herself by her first
name, Valerie. “There were two of us undecided, two for ‘was justified’
and the rest were ‘not justified’.”
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"At least 8 shots"
By now you've all heard the story that a middle-aged white man, Michael
Dunn, visiting Jacksonville, Florida, for his son's wedding, shot "at least 8 shots"
at four African American teenagers in an SUV while waiting outside a
convenience store. Dunn killed 17 year old Jordan Davis, allegedly,
because he claimed he was in fear for his life after he initiated a
dispute with the teens over the loud music they were playing. There
were no weapons in the vehicle into which he fired "at least 8 shots"
from his gun, bullets that ultimately claimed the life of Jordan. In
other words the kids he fired "at least 8 shots" at from his handgun
were unarmed. Mr. Dunn was the only one carrying.
Dunn's daughter has given an interview in which she claims her father is not like George Zimmerman in any respect. According to her, Dunn is not a racist, is a good man and loving father and is heartbroken at the death of of young Jordan. He's no "vigilante" claims Dunn's lawyer. This was all simply a horrible tragedy and when the truth comes out Mr. Dunn will have been shown to have acted reasonably when he fired "at least 8 shots" into the backseat of the SUV where Jordan was sitting.
Oh and Dunn's attorney has indicated that he plans to rely upon Florida's notorious "stand your ground" law to claim self defense. Now, it's not often that a person can fire "at least 8 shots" at an unarmed teenager and claim he was acting in self defense, but then that's the "beauty" of Florida's Statute Sections 776.012 for criminal defense attorneys. It expands the universe where defense can be used to avoid prosecution or conviction when you shoot someone with your firearm. Here's the text of the law:
Read on....
It just goes on and on.....Tom
Dunn's daughter has given an interview in which she claims her father is not like George Zimmerman in any respect. According to her, Dunn is not a racist, is a good man and loving father and is heartbroken at the death of of young Jordan. He's no "vigilante" claims Dunn's lawyer. This was all simply a horrible tragedy and when the truth comes out Mr. Dunn will have been shown to have acted reasonably when he fired "at least 8 shots" into the backseat of the SUV where Jordan was sitting.
Oh and Dunn's attorney has indicated that he plans to rely upon Florida's notorious "stand your ground" law to claim self defense. Now, it's not often that a person can fire "at least 8 shots" at an unarmed teenager and claim he was acting in self defense, but then that's the "beauty" of Florida's Statute Sections 776.012 for criminal defense attorneys. It expands the universe where defense can be used to avoid prosecution or conviction when you shoot someone with your firearm. Here's the text of the law:
Read on....
It just goes on and on.....Tom
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