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Witness says off-duty “Road Rage” cop not aggressor in Maryland shooting

Posted by Andrew Branca on March 08, 2014 101 Comments

A witness of the deadly road-rage confrontation consistently identifies the deceased, Joseph Harvey, Jr., as the aggressor looking to fight

Marissa Alexander May See Sentence Triple to 60 Years

Posted by Andrew Branca on March 04, 2014 38 Comments

Since Alexander was last sentenced, Florida law seems to lean toward mandatory consecutive sentencing under "10-20-Life"

Off-Duty Cop “Road Rage” Case: Cracks Appear in Prosecution Narrative

Posted by Andrew Branca on February 27, 2014 228 Comments

Motion to dismiss indictment unlikely to succeed, but effectively degrades prosecution's narrative of guilt

Off-duty “Road Rage” Cop lawyer: Grand Jury given “materially false and misleading testimony”

Posted by Andrew Branca on February 26, 2014 99 Comments

Walker defense attorney seeks dismissal of first degree murder indictment of Walker

Video: Kansas City policeman shoots attacker on top and punching

Posted by Andrew Branca on February 25, 2014 139 Comments

Zimmerman redux: Police officer having head beaten into sidewalk by unarmed attacker draws his pistol, kills attacker

Off-Duty Cop Road Rage Murder Trial – next big self-defense case

Posted by Andrew Branca on February 23, 2014 192 Comments

The shooter was black and the victim white, but there's a big legal difference from Zimmerman and Dunn: In Maryland there is a legal duty to retreat.

Breaking – E.J. Dionne unable to grasp Stand Your Ground laws

Posted by Andrew Branca on February 21, 2014 51 Comments

Ignorance of true nature of SYG blinds journalists to the law's overwhelming success and popularity

Black Juror in Dunn Case: Trial about Justice, not Race

Posted by Andrew Branca on February 20, 2014 84 Comments

Juror #8, Creshuna Miles: Dunn acted in self-defense until he fired at fleeing SUV

Consciousness of Guilt — the flaw in Michael Dunn’s self-defense narrative

Posted by Andrew Branca on February 20, 2014 106 Comments

Dunn's actions in fleeing the scene and failing to contact police all pointed to a "guilty mind"

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Dunn Juror Speaks: State’s Failure to Disprove Self-Defense Hung Murder Conviction

Posted by Andrew Branca on February 19, 2014 113 Comments

A juror from the “loud music” murder trial of Michael Dunn for the shooting death of Jordan Davis became the first to speak with the press, on this evening’s episode of Nightline. (Video of this interview is embedded at the bottom of this post.) The...

Stand Your Ground law is not a “license to kill”

Posted by Andrew Branca on February 17, 2014 166 Comments

Law Professor pundits confuse general principles of self-defense law with Stand Your Ground, and contribute to the confusion.

GUILTY! Dunn Guilty of Most Charges, But Not Murder

Posted by Andrew Branca on February 15, 2014 177 Comments

Michael Dunn found guilty of three counts of attempted murder in the second degree, throwing missiles, but jury hangs on first degree murder of Jordan Davis

LIVE COVERAGE: “Loud Music” Murder Trial, VERDICT WATCH

Posted by Andrew Branca on February 13, 2014 364 Comments

Jury in deliberations; requests review of market surveillance video; Legal Insurrection maintains real-time Verdict Watch

“Loud music” Murder Case: Closing Arguments; Jury in Deliberations

Posted by Andrew Branca on February 12, 2014 48 Comments

Defense and State conclude their closing arguments, Judge Healey instructs the jury, and sends into deliberations

“Loud music” Murder Case: Prosecution Delivers Solid Close

Posted by Andrew Branca on February 12, 2014 15 Comments

Wolfson defines the criminal charges, requirements for self-defense, and Dunn's many inconsistent statements, evidence

LIVE COVERAGE: “Loud Music” Murder Trial, VERDICT WATCH (Update – No Verdict, Resume Thursday morning)

Posted by Andrew Branca on February 12, 2014 56 Comments

End of Day Update - Jury going home for night, will resume deliberations Thursday.

“Loud Music” Murder Trial Day 5: Dunn Testifies, Defense Rests

Posted by Andrew Branca on February 11, 2014 112 Comments

Dunn testifies, defense rests, secures self-defense jurisdiction, closing tomorrow

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