A judge in Jacksonville is postponing until Friday a decision on whether he will sentence a Florida man convicted of attempted murder during a confrontation over loud music ahead of the 47-year-old software developer’s retrial on first-degree murder. Jurors deadlocked last month on a first-degree murder charge for Michael Dunn in the shooting of 17-year-old… Continue reading Michael Dunn’s Sentencing Postponed ‘Till Friday
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Preliminary Hearings in Renisha McBride’s Killing Begins
Carmen Beasley heard a loud noise outside in the early morning hours of Nov. 2. She called 911, looked out and saw a car had struck her husband’s vehicle. She then saw a woman holding her hands to her head as she walked away. The woman came back, and Beasley asked if she was OK.… Continue reading Preliminary Hearings in Renisha McBride’s Killing Begins
Judge Slaps Down Issa’s Request to Ignore the Shutdown and Pursue his Case
A federal judge was less than amused when Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) requested that a lawsuit he filed two years ago be allowed to move forward in spite of the fact that federal courts have been immobilized by the Republican shutdown of the U.S. government. According to Think Progress, Judge Amy Berman Jackson refused to… Continue reading Judge Slaps Down Issa’s Request to Ignore the Shutdown and Pursue his Case