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LIVE COVERAGE: “Loud Music” Murder Trial, Day 5

Posted by Andrew Branca on February 11, 2014 61 Comments

UPDATE: Dunn testifies, defense rests & gets self-defense instruction, State proffers rebuttal evidence

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“Loud Music” Murder Trial Day 4: Entire Self Defense Narrative At Risk

Posted by Andrew Branca on February 10, 2014 53 Comments

Evidence so far inadequate even for SD instruction; seems likely Dunn testifies tomorrow

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Mid-Day Wrapup: “Loud Music” Murder Trial, Day Four

Posted by Andrew Branca on February 10, 2014 10 Comments

Medical Examiner presents graphic testimony, indicates Davis leaning away from fire when struck; State rests

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“Loud Music” Murder Trial Day 3: Dunn’s Fiancé A Tragic Witness

Posted by Andrew Branca on February 08, 2014 85 Comments

Defense accomplishes little in cross of homicide detective, fiancé, others

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Mid-Day Wrapup: “Loud Music” Murder Trial, Day Three

Posted by Andrew Branca on February 08, 2014 13 Comments

Two evidence technicians and the deputy who executed arrest warrant on Dunn.

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“Loud Music” Murder Trial Day 2: The Durango Survivors Testify

Posted by Andrew Branca on February 07, 2014 43 Comments

Strolla fails to gain narrative traction, makes several awkward missteps

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Mid-Day Wrapup: “Loud Music” Murder Trial, Day Two

Posted by Andrew Branca on February 07, 2014 22 Comments

Four first responders, and Kevin Thompson, Durango passenger, testified

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“Loud Music” Murder Trial Day 1: Animosity and Provocation Narratives Emerge

Posted by Andrew Branca on February 06, 2014 57 Comments

State emphasizes Dunn's animosity, premeditation; the Defense weak police work, provocation, emotional trauma

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“Loud Music” Murder Trial Begins: Meet the Jurors

Posted by Andrew Branca on February 06, 2014 5 Comments

Ten women and six men empaneled, of various ethnicities and backgrounds

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“Loud Music” Murder Trial: Jury Selection Completed, Trial To Begin Tomorrow

Posted by Andrew Branca on February 05, 2014 12 Comments

10 women, 6 men empaneled as jury, trial begins tomorrow at Noonrop

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“Loud Music” Murder Trial: Jury Selection Underway, Media Excluded from Voir Dire

Posted by Andrew Branca on February 04, 2014 31 Comments

Media fumes over audio-only access to jury voir dire

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“Loud Music” Murder Trial: Who is Judge Russell Healey?

Posted by Andrew Branca on February 02, 2014 18 Comments

A deeper look at a Judge struggling with his first high-profile case

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Appellate Court Orders Emergency Hearing in “Loud Music” Murder Trial

Posted by Andrew Branca on February 01, 2014 11 Comments

Will 3rd time before 1st DCA finally get media access to recordings?

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Marissa Alexander “Warning Shot” Re-Trial Delayed To July

Posted by Andrew Branca on January 30, 2014 20 Comments

Delay suggests defense may still hope for negotiated plea deal

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Judge in “Loud Music” Murder Trial Tosses Discovery to Civil Court

Posted by Andrew Branca on January 30, 2014 7 Comments

Judge Russell Healey, presiding over the murder trial of Michael Dunn in the shooting death of Jordan Davis, promised the parties a decision Wednesday on releasing to the media the jail house telephone recordings of Dunn. Oddly, this was a decision all sides had thought...

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Yet Another Discovery Twist in the “Loud Music” Murder Trial

Posted by Andrew Branca on January 29, 2014 23 Comments

Just when we thought the Florid “loud music” murder trial couldn’t get any crazier

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“Loud Music” Murder Trial: Discovery Held Hostage, or Media Being Stingy?

Posted by Andrew Branca on January 28, 2014 27 Comments

Last Friday we noted that Circuit Judge Russell Healey, presiding over the trial of Michael Dunn, had denied a defense motion to limit media access to discovery evidence consisting of many hours of recorded phone conversations between Dunn and others while he was in jail...

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