Correction- we updated the post to reflect that it was Judge Delancey and not Judge Brinkley who provided over this mess.
BREAKING: THE STATE CONCEDED ON THE NEED FOR A NEW PENALTY PHASE- but the defense wants the entire verdict tossed. Somewhere MVZ has just felt a great disturbance in the force as the Dade SAO has acted in the interests of justice.
In South Florida we have our share of invasive species wrecking havoc. From pythons in the Everglades, to DeSantis Drone Judges spouting MAGA crap, invasive species are a problem.
Which brings us to the hearing unfolding his week before Judge Delancy.
Fresh off a death recommendation in a notorious case, an email arrived in the Judge's in-box from a juror in the case, reporting another juror who described the defendant as "an invasive animal species that needs to be killed".
There was also chatter about a juror who told other jurors that they spoke to their husband about the case during deliberations who sagely advised her that eleven other jurors could not be wrong (wanting death).
So much for the rule, often repeated in appellate opinions, that jurors are presumed to follow jury instructions.
Unless of course the instructions have changed and jurors are now told to ignore their own personal opinions and just go along with the crowd, and that defendants in death cases are labeled Invasive Animal Species.
Yeah, the death penalty system, like our electoral system, is firing on all cylinders and working perfectly.
Long weekend ahead unless you're Rumpole working Saturday (say high to us at MDC Brooklyn) and Monday (FDC Miami).
11 comments:
So we now want to reverse death sentences because jurors give their opinions in deliberations as to despicable defendants?
I can smell the Kool-Aid a mile away
Judge Delancy
Delaney!!!
No, just massively racist jurors.
@5:44 YES WE DO, when their opinions are fucking racist. Are you kidding?!?
Defendant deserves a new trial. Guilt and penalty! Nobody should be put to DEATH because a juror is a racist asshole. That is called *NOT* an impartial juror.
And if defendant doesn’t get a new trial I bet judge DELANCY will override the juror vote and sentence the defendant to life.
F anybody that thinks this is OK in our system. This is absolutely disgusting. Kudos to this brave (and very smart) juror for coming forward. I can only imagine how much this happens and jurors never come forward. The pressure from the other jurors that he describes in his letters to the court is terrifying and angering.
There are text messages rump. Are you reading this? TEXT MESSAGES were just released. You gotta get em Rump. Text messages that will blow it all open.
What text messages?
What text messages?
I heard Hialeah forgot to press record when he allegedly confessed…
You heard wrong. Just another shitty defense attorney who knows nothing talking out of their ass.
We need a Republican State Attorney now that Dade county is red. All these old school Cubans actually think Kathy is a Republican.
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