Posted on 04/20/2023 10:49:19 AM PDT by Angelino97
Devon Dontray Dunham has been found not guilty of murder in the shooting death of unarmed former volunteer fire chief Ernest Martin Stevens, 77, despite his confession and 19 witnesses taking the stand against him.
The shooting took place near Stevens' home in Hardeeville, South Carolina on Aug 10, 2017.
According to Dunham's lawyer, an armed Dunham "wanted a ride" from Stevens and approached him while he was sitting in his Ford F-150 in a parking lot "but felt threatened" by him and saw him "reach for something" so he decided to unload all 8 rounds of his 9 mm handgun into Stevens' truck before running away.
Dunham struck Stevens with four bullets that hit his jaw, left arm, back and chest and fatally injured his heart and lung.
Stevens was unarmed.
Dunham initially lied to police and "denied knowing anything about the shooting" and "said he wasn't in the city at the time" before confessing and claiming he "wasn't trying to hurt him" when he unloaded into his car.
Dunham appears to have been acquitted because his lawyer made vague insinuations that racism may have been at play. Even though said insinuations were swiftly shut down by the judge, at least one member of the jury appears to have decided that was all they needed to hear and found him not guilty after less than 2 hours of deliberations.
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I think you're missing a key point. Dunham was charged, and acquitted, of murder because the jury said his actions didn't show malice aforethought.
Andrew Lester, who shot Yarl, wasn't charged with attempted murder, just assult and armed criminal action.
The problem in the Dunham case was overcharging by the prosecutor.
I figured this story ties in with the new Yarl shooting, by highlighting the disparity of treatment.
Wazzup with black males aged 15-35?
Highest numbers across the board. We gonna ignore this like we did the bell curve?
ANOTHER OJ jury!!
“ It’s called juror nullification. It happened in the OJ case.”
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Not an unusual occurrence in Baltimore .
Justice can be served by a mysterious woodchipper event...
I will gladly contribute to a GoFundMyChipper fund for the officer’s family...
Its not misleading. If you take that and add it into context, it tells you they are doing quite a bit of the overall murdering despite being such a small population percentage. It actually amplifies the degree of the problem with them.
Further these stats show black women are far more dangerous than white guys.
That was my point.
“It’s called juror nullification.”
That’s exactly what it was.
Everything published in the first weeks is, usually, wrong, innacurate or a lie.
This has all of the hallmarks of a home invasion robbery.
Elderly are, most often, the victims.
If the kid's story is true, he still made a mistake, by continually ringing the bell when no one answered and then trying to open the storm door, when Lester opened the door.
In most states, lethal force can be used to protect oneself and "castle".
Even if mistaken, that is an affirmative defense.
I saw video of Mr Lester shuffling up to the bench with a cane and, then a photo of the teen sitting on a park bench, laughing, with his lawyer.
Laughing all the way to the bank, with $4,000,000 from go fund me, so far.
Infuriating.
The kid was not seriously injured, definitely not "clinging to life".
Not even a bandaid on his head.
Kids are hurt worse skateboarding, every day.
This story should have been no more than a local matter and is being used to further leftist causes and make money.
What good would come from sending an 85 year old law abiding citizen to jail for the rest of his life?
Oh and it's bear arms, not bare arms.
I often bear arms with bare arms.
That would be a hung jury. A not guilty conviction means all voted for aquittal.
Don’t defend Yarl or the other shooter, because it gives gun owners and self defense a bad name.
Yarl was a crazy old man, a “you kids get off my lawn or I’ll kill you” type, and the other guy was younger but known among his neighbors for his difficult behavior.
Today’s environment is difficult for anybody, but when you combine it with somebody who’s clearly been unstable for years, this is what happens.
It has nothing to do with guns or 2A.
Don’t know, but you whites if you want to survive here in America, you better band together and start your own WLM! Or else you guys are going to be screwed down the line. Hate to say it but you guys are sitting ducks and shooting targets for those that are racist, prejudice and despise the Caucasian race. God be with you because the this evil government, law enforcement, and anyone else that has the power to help will abandon you in a split second.
Only after Memorial Day.🤪
The family MUST sue him in civil court and ruin his life.
Lol. You’re “done with” the nonsense. You have no idea what you’re talking about.
Sigh. Another FReeper that is clueless. Yari didn’t shoot anyone. Read up on the facts and repost then we can discuss.
“Both legally and morally, and there is no defense for it.”
If there is no defense, what are we waiting for?
Sentence first; then the verdict.
Did I ever say he didn’t or shouldn’t have a trial? There is no defense for the fact he won’t even be charged!
Did you read everything I wrote?
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