Posted on 06/18/2021 4:07:58 PM PDT by simpson96
TAMPA, Fla.(WFLA)—A Florida man facing the death penalty for allegedly killing his girlfriend and their daughter screamed at jurors during the opening statement of his trial Monday as he served as his own defense attorney.
Ronnie Oneal III faces two counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted murder over crimes that happened in March 2018. He’s accused of killing his girlfriend, 33-year-old Kenyatta Barron, and daughter, 9-year-old Ron’Niveya Oneal.
Oneal is facing the death penalty but is representing himself in court as his public defenders sit nearby. He claims he acted in self-defense and dropped his attorneys when they said Florida’s “stand your ground” defense did not apply to his case.(snip)
The state began its case by telling jurors that Oneal shot Barron with a shotgun, then beat her to death with the weapon when he ran out of shotgun shells, hitting her in the head repeatedly with the weapon.
Oneal screamed at jurors during his opening, sounding angry as he did. Oneal told jurors the entire case against him had been fabricated.
“By the time this is all said and done, you will see who is the mass murderers in Tampa Bay,” he said.
He went on to claim that the 911 calls from his girlfriend are not real. Jurors heard the 911 call that was made by Barron as she begged for her life.
“Law enforcement tampered with evidence to meet their such high burden of proof,” Oneal claimed.
Jurors also heard on Monday from a neighbor who told the jury Barron had banged on his front door before she was beaten to death. James Gray told the jury he walked out to see a horrific scene.(snip)
Gray told jurors Oneal’s clothes and the wall of his home were covered in blood.
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"I'm just a caveman.....Your world frightens and confuses me."
I like the Insanity Defense hairdo.
Anger management Issues?
The Jury is now thinking , “KILL HIM”
Is this a case of “black lives only matter to white people?” Asking for a friend.
That can’t be “Florida Man”.
“Florida man does his crazy stuff buck nekkid.
the man who serves as his own attorney has a fool for a client
Final dramatic chorus of the accused’s singing:
Born free
And life is worth living
But only worth living
‘Cause you’re born free
Booooooooorrrrrrrrrnnnnnn Frrrrrrrreeeeeeeee!
Jury stands to applaud but foreman and judge motion them to sit down.
I’m gonna take a WAG here. Perry Mason? 😜
His own son testified against him the other day. Give him a fair trail then hang him by his you know what’s
Right. This one held out for a suit endorsement deal from Brooks Brothers.
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Another case where the punishment should be made to fit the crime - in detail.
In any sane world, the judge wouldn’t have allowed this to happen.
Jury duty, even when run ‘normally’, is incredibly inefficient and wastes of everyone’s time. The only possible justification is to be sure the rule of law is followed.
This is a colossal waste of time. He will be convicted, and then he will appeal, and win, on the grounds of ineffective counsel. The judge knows this, and is allowing it to go down.
The jury might have to deliberate for weeks!
Shades of Colin Ferguson, the Long Island Train murderer who represented himself at his trial.
On TV today:
Him: Did you form an opinion that I was the killer?
Sheriff: Yes. That was why I arrested you.
Mad as a Hatter. Is that supposed to be black hair as a Rooster’s Comb? Don’t they call that ‘misappropriation’ these days? Seems like the judge would not allow for self representation, on grounds of diminished capacity.
Just don’t badger the witnesses!
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