Readers may recall the 2014 trial of Michael Dunn for the killing of teenager Jordan Davis, as well as three counts of attempted murder of Davis’ friends, in an incident apparently triggered by Dunn’s annoyance with the teens’ loud music. We covered this trial in great detail right here at...
In breaking news CNN reports that Michael Dunn, the Florida man who fired multiple rounds at four black teenagers in an SUV after an argument about their loud music, has been sentenced to life without parole. One of those four teenagers, Jordan Davis, was mortally wounded. Dunn had argued self-defense as...
Michael Dunn has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of black 17-year-old Jordan Davis on November 23, 2012.
This “loud music” murder case arose from the violent interaction between Michael Dunn and Jordan Davis and three of his teenaged friends while parked beside each other at a Florida gas...
The re-trial of Michael Dunn began today “for real”, with the jury impanelled and the state and defense presenting their opening statements.
Dunn is on trial for the killing of Jordan Davis, a black teenager Dunn fired upon during a confrontation with Davis and three of Davis’ friends, who were...
Jury selection begins today for the re-trial of Michael Dunn on a murder charge for the shooting death of teenager Jordan Davis, reports Business Insider.
At his prior criminal trial Dunn was convicted of three counts of attempted second-degree murder and one count of “throwing missiles” (firing a bullets) at a motor...
Jacksonville news broadcaster news4jax is reporting that a September re-trial date has been set for Michael Dunn, with jury selection to begin September 22.
Yesterday I promised an update on the key self-defense trials coming our way over the course of this summer, and so here I am to keep that promise.
Before I get into that, however, I’d like to share a couple of items that have been brought to my attention in the last...
At Michael Dunn’s recent “loud music” murder trial the jury found him guilty of three counts of attempted murder and one count of hurling missiles at an occupied vehicle–convictions sufficient for up to 75 years in prison. (Hat-tip to @TCinOP for pointing out the News4Jax piece on this story.)
The jury hung,...
Micheal Dunn’s attorney, Corey Strolla, has asked that his client’s sentencing hearing be delayed until — and, at this point, still a likely but speculative if — Dunn is retried on the murder charges on which the jury hung during his first trial last month. (This report is sourced at the ...
Tonight the Anderson Cooper show on CNN broadcast the interview of a second Dunn trial juror, Juror #8. Identified elsewhere as Creshuna Miles, she was one of two African Americans on the jury, a woman, and the youngest juror at 21 years of age. The interview was conducted by CNN’s Alina Machado.
The...
Monday afternoon I was a guest on KOGO (AM600) radio in San Diego at the kind invitation of Victoria Taft, to talk about the Michael Dunn “loud music” murder trial.
This broadcast took place prior to last night’s Nightline interview of Juror #4 (identified only as “Valerie”).
In the interview, she explained that...
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 juror in question was juror #4, previously...
The Zimmerman and Dunn cases have been lumped together by many commentators, but the cases had almost nothing in common.
Based on the evidence presented in court, the Zimmerman jury got it right. Based on the evidence presented in court, the Dunn jury got the murder count wrong in deadlocking — although...
The failure of the jury in the Michael Dunn case to convict Dunn of First Degree Murder or any of its lesser included offenses in the killing of Jordan Davis has led to a predictable outpouring of claims that that the case reflects societal racism, if not racism in the judicial...
Sunday night I was a guest on the Teri O’Brien radio show to talk about the Michael Dunn “loud music” murder trial.
If you missed the live broadcast, or even if you merely must have more of my dulcet tones, here you go:
–Andrew, @LawSelfDefense
Andrew F. Branca is an MA lawyer and the author...
Moments ago the jury returned a guilty verdict on many of the charges brought against Michael Dunn in his ‘loud music” murder trial. Dunn was tried in the shooting death of 17-year-old Jordan Davis.
Davis family made brief comments to press, happy some closure, that Dunn will see serious jail time, that young people shouldn’t...
As of this writing, we still have no verdict in the Michael Dunn “Loud Music” murder trial.
The jury now is in its 25th hour of deliberations, and has asked several questions about the law, including self defense. The verdict could come at any moment.
It’s interesting to watch the Twitter chatter...
