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Jury Selection to begin in Sean Taylor murder trial
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 7:08 am
by DSUrocks07
Jury Selection To Begin For Sean Taylor Murder Trial
MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) – After numerous delays, jury selection is scheduled to get underway Tuesday in the trial of a man accused of firing the fatal shot which killed All-Pro Safety Sean Taylor during a botched burglary.
Eric Rivera Jr., 23, was one of five men accused of breaking into Taylor’s Palmetto Bay home in 2007. At the time the group, who drove to the Miami area from Ft. Myers, were all teenagers.
Investigators said the group, who thought the home was empty, was looking for a stash of cash.
What they didn’t know was that Taylor was at home nursing an injury instead of taking the field with his Washington Redskins teammates for a road game at Tampa.
When the 6-foot-2, 230-pound player — well known as a ferocious hitter — confronted them with a machete early on Nov. 26, 2007, Rivera allegedly fired two shots. One missed. The other hit Taylor in the upper leg, causing massive blood loss that led to his death a day later at age 24.
Because Rivera was only 17 at the time of the crime, he faces life in prison instead of the death penalty if convicted. Jury selection is expected to take about four days.
Re: Jury Selection to begin in Sean Taylor murder trial
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 8:27 am
by Gil Dobie
All 4 perps need to be put away for life
Re: Jury Selection to begin in Sean Taylor murder trial
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 8:34 am
by 89Hen
What ever happened to a "speedy" trial? WTF?? 2007.
Re: Jury Selection to begin in Sean Taylor murder trial
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 8:48 am
by Grizalltheway
89Hen wrote:What ever happened to a "speedy" trial? WTF?? 2007.
Defendants have a right to a speedy trial, which can be waived if they so choose. That'll be $100 bucks for the legal advice.
Re: Jury Selection to begin in Sean Taylor murder trial
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 9:46 am
by Screamin_Eagle174
I'm surprised he's being prosecuted for killing Sean Taylor and not just for the burglary. It's Florida... doesn't he have a right to stand his ground? Dangerous black man had a machete.
Re: Jury Selection to begin in Sean Taylor murder trial
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 9:48 am
by grizzaholic
Re: Jury Selection to begin in Sean Taylor murder trial
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 9:53 am
by Grizalltheway
Screamin_Eagle174 wrote:I'm surprised he's being prosecuted for killing Sean Taylor and not just for the burglary. It's Florida... doesn't he have a right to stand his ground? Dangerous black man had a machete.
Derp. He broke into someone else's house. Not exactly his "ground".
Re: Jury Selection to begin in Sean Taylor murder trial
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 9:58 am
by Screamin_Eagle174
Grizalltheway wrote:Screamin_Eagle174 wrote:I'm surprised he's being prosecuted for killing Sean Taylor and not just for the burglary. It's Florida... doesn't he have a right to stand his ground? Dangerous black man had a machete.
Derp. He broke into someone else's house. Not exactly his "ground".
Derp. Obviously I was facetiously mocking Zimmerman getting off scot-free for killing a black man who was "threatening" him.
Re: Jury Selection to begin in Sean Taylor murder trial
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 10:00 am
by Grizalltheway
Screamin_Eagle174 wrote:Grizalltheway wrote:
Derp. He broke into someone else's house. Not exactly his "ground".
Derp. Obviously I was facetiously mocking Zimmerman getting off scot-free for killing a black man who was "threatening" him.
Totally different circumstances. And I'm sure you would feel threatened if someone was bashing your head against a sidewalk. Hell, you pulled a knife on a couple punks with skateboards.
Re: Jury Selection to begin in Sean Taylor murder trial
Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 10:01 am
by Screamin_Eagle174
Grizalltheway wrote:Screamin_Eagle174 wrote:
Derp. Obviously I was facetiously mocking Zimmerman getting off scot-free for killing a black man who was "threatening" him.
Totally different circumstances. And I'm sure you would feel threatened if someone was bashing your head against a sidewalk. Hell, you pulled a knife on a couple punks with skateboards.
Allegedly.
