Florida man found guilty of manslaughter in parking lot shooting that led to Stand Your Ground trial
Source: CNN
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"Michael Drejka, who fatally shot an unarmed man, Markeis McGlockton, last summer in Florida during a dispute over a handicapped-accessible parking spot, was found guilty of manslaughter Friday night.
The judge set the sentencing date for October 10. Drejka faces up to 30 years in prison.
Drejka, who didn't take the witness stand, tried unsuccessfully to use Florida's "stand your ground' law as a defense for justifiable homicide. The case renewed a nationwide debate on the controversial law.
Jury deliberations lasted about six hours, with a brief pause around 9:30 p.m. when jurors sought clarification on the instructions for deciding guilt or innocence."
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/23/us/florida-trial-michael-drejka/index.html
flvegan
(64,409 posts)Know the rules, people.
Skittles
(153,169 posts)minus the gun, this would have been a fistfight
padah513
(2,503 posts)He's another Zimmerman.
Judi Lynn
(160,586 posts)Sancho
(9,070 posts)Travon Martin and others would also have resulted in manslaughter convictions .
NBachers
(17,126 posts)bucolic_frolic
(43,226 posts)Disputing a fungible publicly accessible space is a far stretch for the law.
oldsoftie
(12,569 posts)ETA: Prosecution was smart to NOT go for murder and instead the easier to convict manslaughter.
dalton99a
(81,534 posts)Video Drone
(75 posts)OneCrazyDiamond
(2,032 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,090 posts)Aristus
(66,421 posts)I hope it will at least discourage other trigger-happy gun-fucks from looking for trouble in hopes of getting away with murder...