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Monday, February 17, 2014

Michael Dunn: Found GUILTY on 4 Counts!

 Defendant Michael Dunn reacts on the stand during testimony in his own defence during his murder trial in Jacksonville, Fla. on Feb. 11, 2014.  Dunn is accused of first-degree murder in death of unarmed teenager Jordan Davis after an altercation over loud rap music at a Florida gas station in November 2012.
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Jurors couldn't agree on the most serious charge of first-degree murder but convicted the 47 year old software developer for attempted murder for shooting into a carful of teenagers after an argument over what he called their "thug music." It took more than 30 hours of deliberations in over four days and a mistrial was declared Saturday on the murder charge that Michael Dunn (white man), faced in the fatal shooting of one of the black teenagers. He was found guilty of three counts of attempted second degree murder and a count of firing into an occupied car.
Dunn was charged with fatally shooting 17-year-old Jordan Davis in 2012 outside a Jacksonville convenience store. Dunn had described the music coming from their SUV to his Fiancee as "thug music."  He showed no emotion as the verdicts were read. Each attempted second-degree murder charge carries a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison, while the fourth charge he was convicted on carries a maximum of 15. A sentencing date will be set at a hearing next month.
Davis' parents left the courtroom in tears. His mother, Lucia McBath, was happy for the verdict. Sunday would have been his 19th birthday. "We are so grateful for the charges that have been brought against him," McBath said. "We are so grateful for the truth. We are so grateful that the jurors were able to understand the common sense of it all." Davis' father, Ron Davis, said: "He's going to learn that he must be remorseful for the killing of my son, that it was not just another day at the office." State Attorney Angela Corey said her office would consider seeking a retrial of Michael Dunn on a first-degree murder charge.
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