02-15-2014, 07:27 PM
It's got me stumped too, MS.
Dunn was not credible on the stand and his self-defense account didn't match his interview with police after they arrested him.
He never called police after it happened, never told his girlfriend that he thought the boys had a gun, lied about how many drinks he'd had, his version of events (the one he told on the stand) don't match what the eye witnesses reported, no gun or stick was found in the car and there was no opportunity for the boys to discard any weapons before authorities arrived at the gas station...
I think what's probably got the jury deadlocked on count 1 is Dunn's reported "mindset" - whether he believed his life was in danger. Florida law allows a person to kill somebody if THE KILLER believed there was reason to fear for his life, unlike some other states where the jury has to believe that any "reasonable person" would have feared for his life. Big difference.
Earlier today, I figured the jury was struggling between 1st and 2nd degree murder. Now (based on today's jury questions to the judge), I'm fearing they are struggling between a lesser charge and finding him "not guilty" and having acted in self-defense.
News is reporting that the jury told the judge they'd reached verdicts on 4 of the 5 counts, but couldn't agree when it came to the killing of Jordan Davis. The judge told them to go back and keep working on it.
Note:
I think some media is wrongly reporting that tomorrow would have been Jordan's 18th birthday. His mom tweeted this earlier today:
"Tomorrow is my boy's 19th birthday. I pray we will celebrate not only him but a just and righteous verdict. Patiently we wait."
Dunn was not credible on the stand and his self-defense account didn't match his interview with police after they arrested him.
He never called police after it happened, never told his girlfriend that he thought the boys had a gun, lied about how many drinks he'd had, his version of events (the one he told on the stand) don't match what the eye witnesses reported, no gun or stick was found in the car and there was no opportunity for the boys to discard any weapons before authorities arrived at the gas station...
I think what's probably got the jury deadlocked on count 1 is Dunn's reported "mindset" - whether he believed his life was in danger. Florida law allows a person to kill somebody if THE KILLER believed there was reason to fear for his life, unlike some other states where the jury has to believe that any "reasonable person" would have feared for his life. Big difference.
Earlier today, I figured the jury was struggling between 1st and 2nd degree murder. Now (based on today's jury questions to the judge), I'm fearing they are struggling between a lesser charge and finding him "not guilty" and having acted in self-defense.
News is reporting that the jury told the judge they'd reached verdicts on 4 of the 5 counts, but couldn't agree when it came to the killing of Jordan Davis. The judge told them to go back and keep working on it.
Note:
I think some media is wrongly reporting that tomorrow would have been Jordan's 18th birthday. His mom tweeted this earlier today:
"Tomorrow is my boy's 19th birthday. I pray we will celebrate not only him but a just and righteous verdict. Patiently we wait."