Posted on 11/20/2021 10:03:38 PM PST by Mr.Unique
VERO BEACH – A Gifford man who claimed he was defending himself and his girlfriend when he fired shots at deputies during an early-morning raid in 2017 was acquitted Friday of charges that carried a life prison term.
A jury found Andrew “A.J.” Coffee IV, 27, not guilty of second-degree felony murder, three counts of attempted first-degree murder of a law enforcement officer by discharging a firearm and one count of shooting or throwing a deadly missile.
In a separate proceeding Friday, the same jury convicted Coffee IV of one count of possession of a firearm by a felon.
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“and one count of shooting or throwing a deadly missile” ?????????????
Excellent. Thanks for the link.
OGG LIKE CLUBS !!!
Glad to do it. Dice is one of the few out there that punches the left hard and puts solid work behind it. I watch everything he puts out.
No knock should be used ONLY when an innocent is in danger, i.e. hostage or kidnapping.
Every other time it is police wanting to act like they do on TV.
But this is real life.
Of course I am one of those radicals who believed Civil Asset Forfeiture should only occur AFTER you have been convicted, Qualified Immunity is just so much invented garbage and "Come Back With A Warrant" should be on the front mat of every American home.
Oh, you mean what the Constitution says?? If only the courts would actually enforce the Constitution.
Do you know the average amount of of cash that is grabbed in a CAF action where the person is not arrested or charged? Six hundred dollars. Not six thousand. Six hundred. The amount any teen may be carrying to buy a mid-level used gaming system.
Maybe that is where FJB got the idea.
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