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...he shot ten times putting nine bullets into the suv. IMHO, he was trying to kill all of the passengers not just the one he hit. Spending the rest of his life, or at least most of it, seems fair.

Why the problem on first degree murder? Here's a link to the Florida code on Murder.

http://statelaws.findlaw.com/florida-law/florida-first-degree-murder-laws.html

I suspect the reason the jury was hung was because of the wording of the law and the judges instructions to the jury. There was never any doubt as to whether or not he shot the kid.




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Mistrial on First-Degree Murder Charge as Jury Reaches Partial Verdict in Florida Killing
By: clo
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Sun, 16 Feb 14 5:22 AM
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He'll be in prison for the rest of his life!

Mistrial on First-Degree Murder Charge as Jury Reaches Partial Verdict in Florida Killing

After four days of deliberation, the jury in the trial of Michael Dunn, a Florida man who shot a teenager to death in a parking lot during a dispute over loud music, said it could not agree on whether Mr. Dunn had acted in self-defense or was guilty of murder.

The jurors did find Mr. Dunn guilty of three counts of attempted murder for getting out of his car, and firing several times at the Durango sport utility vehicle in which Jordan Davis, 17, was killed but three other teenagers survived. Mr. Dunn continued to fire at the car even as it pulled away. For that crime, Mr. Dunn he could be sentenced to 20 to 60 years in prison.

The judge declared a mistrial on the count of first-degree murder. The jury also failed to reach agreement on lesser charges that are automatically included in jury instructions.Those were second- and third-degree murder and manslaughter. Prosecutors are free to move ahead with a new trial on the murder charge, if they wish.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/16/us/florida-killing-over-loud-music.html?emc=edit_na_20140215


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