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Houston – The imminent 3rd high-profile homicide trial of AJ Armstrong has already noticed dueling requests filed by means of the protection and prosecutors, indicating the ongoing stress between the…
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The president also stressed the importance of keeping the economy open after months of stifling movement restrictions.
He urged citizens not to drop their guard and continue adhering to the health rules, such as wearing face masks and respecting curfew times.
South Africa has recorded just over 800,000 coronavirus infections - more than a third of the cases reported across the African continent - and over 20,000 deaths.
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A court released more than 20 hours of recorded grand jury proceedings in the Breonna Taylor case Friday after a juror spoke out about the charges. The juror, who prefers…
Potential jurors called in from their couches, dining tables and offices Monday morning to a Texas state court insurance trial that appears to have been the first in the country to use the videoconferencing platform Zoom with jurors during the coronavirus pandemic.
The public got to observe the jury selection process handled by two Texas state court judges and three attorneys as 25 potential jurors were vetted.
But the trial itself happened behind virtually closed doors because it was a summary jury trial that’s part of the mediation process in a hail and wind damage dispute between State Farm Lloyds and policyholder Virtuwave Holdings LLC.
Collin County District Court Senior Judge Keith Dean, who presided over Monday’s trial, reminded jurors that, despite the new platform, they were still in court and couldn’t Google information or use their phones.
The summary jury trial set the stage for a Tuesday mediation between State Farm and information technology company Virtuwave, which claims State Farm breached the parties’ contract and violated state insurance codes by failing to pay the correct amount for hail and wind damage to the company’s property suffered in a March 2017 storm.
The shooting of Jordan Davis occurred on Friday, November 23, 2012, at a gas station in Jacksonville, Florida, United States by Michael David Dunn, a 47-year-old software developer, following an argument over the loud music played by Davis and/or his three friends. Jordan Russell Davis was a 17-year-old high school student. Dunn was convicted on three counts of attempted second-degree murder for firing at three other teenagers who were with Davis and one count of firing into a vehicle.[2]
The shooting took place in Duval County. Dunn was visiting the city for a wedding.[3] The incident began when Dunn allegedly confronted Davis and his companions, objecting to the volume of the music being played in their vehicle. A verbal argument ensued to which Dunn responded by retrieving a loaded handgun from his car and shooting ten rounds into the teenagers car, fatally injuring Jordan Russell Davis.[4]
Around 7:30 p.m., four teenage boys (Leland Brunson, Jordan Davis, Tommie Stornes, and Tevin Thompson) stopped at the Gate gas station to buy gum and cigarettes. While the driver, Tommie Stornes, was inside making the purchase, Michael Dunn and girlfriend Rhonda Rouer pulled into the adjacent parking spot. Rouer left the car to purchase white wine and chips.[5] She testified that Dunn told her, I hate that thug music before she left the car for the store, although Dunn claims he used the phrase rap crap.[6] [7]
The bass from loud hip-hop music (Beef by Lil Reese) playing in the teens SUV started to shake both cars and bother Dunn, who asked for it to be turned down.[5] [8] Front seat passenger Tevin Thompson initially complied, but then Jordan Davis objected and Thompson turned the music back up.[9] According to the other teens, Davis and Dunn continued to talk to each other, with Davis cursing, becoming extremely upset and allegedly referred to Dunn as a cracker.[10] Dunn remained relatively calm. Meanwhile, Stornes returned to the vehicle.[5]
According to Dunns testimony, Davis threatened to kill him,
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