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Man who told police he fatally shot ex-Hardeeville fire chief in 2017 found not guilty: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/man-who-told-police-he-fatally-shot-ex-hardeeville-fire-chief-in-2017-found-not-guilty/ar-AAKst66
‘Woke’ Jury Find Black Man Who Confessed to Brutally Killing White Man ‘Not Guilty’: https://newspunch.com/woke-jury-find-black-man-who-confessed-to-brutally-killing-white-man-not-guilty/
Progressives hate when their talking points get all messed up.
There are alternatives when the justice system no longer functions properly.
The Narrative says that white people are above the law and also get special privileges.
In reality, the opposite is largely true.
When I was young this would be fixed up.
Mississippi back when whites had not given their balls to Joy Reid’s lock box
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“but felt threatened”
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The Kermit Washington defense wins again......it never gets old.
Judges can override a jury and direct a verdict of guilty if they feel the jury ignored the evidence. I would also hold the entire jury in contempt.
That is if they’re not cowards.
Where were the riots?
Oh, that's right.
Anyone familiar with SC law?
Does an honest judge have to accept this verdict?
A black, ex con, prohibited person, with an illegal gun decides he wants his reparations from this 77 yr old Cracker.
When said Cracker doesn't comply, the oppressed victim of color, fearing for his life, unloads on him.
Despite a confession, the murder weapon, with his DNA on it, multiple eyewitnesses and, I believe, video, a jury acquits this POS.
Why don't we know the make up of the jury?
A complete miscarriage of justice.
No doubt, applauded by the left.
I would be surprised if they didn't award him the truck.
This is how justice miscarries with jurors terrified that a conviction, even on overwhelming evidence, will bring the SJW crowd down on them and they will be hounded and picketed.
should have tried him for simple homicide or negligent homicide, either of which is less difficult to prove beyond a reasonable doubt than murder.
Not the whole story. He was charged with murder, which in South Carolina requires “malice aforethought, either express or implied’. The prosecution couldn’t prove malice. They should have added additional charges to cover all their bases.
Prosecution should not have allowed this to be decided by jury. Some juries are unable to separate fact from ‘feelings’.
So maybe that current case in Georgia with white dad and son on trial should be ‘not guilty’ too.
So was it a hung jury or did all 12 jurors find him not guilty?
It would be interesting to know the killer’s arrest history, when exactly his firearm was drawn, whether he was known to the deceased, whether they had prior interactions, how the killer came to be at the location and why he was there, whether the forearm was owned legally, whether the accused had a legal right to be carrying a firearm based on prior convictions, whether the accused was out on bond/bail/own recognizance, parole or probation, etc. Did the shooter run off after the killing, or take the vehicle?
On what basis did the defense allege racism on the part of the deceased? Did the shooter act out of an assumption of racism? Maybe the victim was racist to assume a black guy approaching his vehicle with a suspicious weapon footprint was dangerous — can that be both racist and accurate?
“I was approaching his vehicle with a loaded pistol in my hand, but had to shoot him in self-defense because I assumed the driver might want to defend himself” = utter bs, if that’s what the case really entailed.
Call for Mr. Dexter Morgan, we have a candidate for you.
So much for “white privilege.”
When people - of any color - acquit or convict another person - of any color - charged with a crime, then due process and the rule of law are dead.
FWIW, I think that the people who will be most victimized by this are those who are the least capable of dealing out a lot of violence to others...and given that a higher percentage of whites own guns and practice with them, that doesn’t bode well for the black community. Some of them may like acquitting a clearly guilty black man (and that wouldn’t be the first time - see O.J. Simpson, and even he wasn’t the first - and won’t be the last, but it is stirring up a LOT of anger in the white community, which will not turn out well for them.
“Angry Negro Kills White Man” is a better title.
Funny, no mention of the racial composition of the jury.
I suppose the question answers itself.
The prosecutor screwed up and did not give the jury a lesser alternative. The state could not prove Dunham had malice aforethought and since there was no other charge for the jury to consider the shooter was found not guilty. This one is on the procsecution.
During closing arguments on Thursday, 14th Circuit Solicitor Duffie Stone wove together a story of a frustrated Dunham searching for a ride when he came across Stevens.
“… He sees a target,” Stone said. “A 77-year-old man alone with a running truck. What great fortune for Devon Dunham, a vulnerable elderly man by himself.”
Stone alleged Dunham walked up to Stevens, told him to give him the truck, then unloaded all eight rounds in his 9 mm handgun when Stevens tried to drive away.
“He shot Mr. Stevens because he was losing his ride,” Stone claimed, adding here’s no argument of the facts because “most of what I told you Devon Dunham told you” in his admission to police.
Sounds to me like Mr. Dindu Nuffin got mad because Martin wouldn't give him a ride. However, I suspect this was an attempted carjacking or maybe just an attempted robbery. Regardless, I don't give people I don't know rides either, particularly when they look like they could be a threat.
More interesting info from: https://www.blufftontoday.com/story/news/2021/06/04/man-found-not-guilty-former-hardeeville-fire-chiefs-murder/7510076002/
“The first responders arrived on scene fast and found Stevens breathing but unresponsive,” Kidd said. “He was taken by ambulance to Coastal Carolina Hospital, where he passed away.”
Kidd said the jury deliberated for an hour and 45 minutes and there had been 21 witnesses, with the defense not calling any witnesses to the stand.
“We challenged the voluntariness (of Dunham admitting he had shot Stevens) based on the fact that the defendant had been basically handcuffed to a wall for six hours, sleep deprived and tired when the interview happened,” Dunham’s attorney Jeffrey Stephens said. “The interview happened around 4 to 5:30 in the morning.”
Stephens said the judge found Dunham’s confession was knowingly and voluntarily made.