First trial in Sean Taylor killing to begin April 16

[tryfuhl]

Sean Taylor killing: Judge sets April 16 trial date for alleged shooter - The Insider - The Washington Post

A Miami judge on Friday scheduled the trial for the man charged with shooting and killing former Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor to begin April 16, according to an Associated Press report.

Eric Rivera Jr., 21, will be the first of the four suspects accused of killing Taylor to go to trial. The men will be tried separately.

[Defensewins]

How is that it takes 4 years to take these animals to court? What is wrong with the state of Florida?

[sportscurmudgeon]

Originally Posted by Defensewins

How is that it takes 4 years to take these animals to court? What is wrong with the state of Florida?

Two words. Due ... process...

[Defensewins]

Originally Posted by sportscurmudgeon

Two words. Due ... process...

4 years = due process?
Michael Jackson died June 25th, 2009 and his negligent doctor has been tried, convicted and sentenced.

[sportscurmudgeon]

Originally Posted by Defensewins

4 years = due process?
Michael Jackson died June 25th, 2009 and his negligent doctor has been tried, convicted and sentenced.

Yes that is due process.

It is not as if these folks have never been in a court room before this. There have been premilinary proceedings and a judge has overseen all of them and led to this court date. What has happened from the time of apprehension and indictment until today is what is known in the US as "due process".

It is rarely swift and not always efficient, but the entire concept of US jurisprudence with regard to criminal matters is built on due process.

As of this moment, this defendant is INNOCENT in this matter. The upcoming trial may change that status, but until that trial happens the young man is innocent.

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by sportscurmudgeon

Yes that is due process.

It is not as if these folks have never been in a court room before this. There have been premilinary proceedings and a judge has overseen all of them and led to this court date. What has happened from the time of apprehension and indictment until today is what is known in the US as "due process".

It is rarely swift and not always efficient, but the entire concept of US jurisprudence with regard to criminal matters is built on due process.

As of this moment, this defendant is INNOCENT in this matter. The upcoming trial may change that status, but until that trial happens the young man is innocent.

But due process requires the notion of a "fair and speedy trial." How is this "speedy"?

[Son Of Man]

Originally Posted by Defensewins

4 years = due process?
Michael Jackson died June 25th, 2009 and his negligent doctor has been tried, convicted and sentenced.

Public outcry and high-profile pushed that case's timeline.

Wonder...if it were Brady instead of ST, would the case have already been tried and convicted? (not wishing anything on Tommy Terrific...at all).

[SolidSnake84]

Originally Posted by sportscurmudgeon

Two words. Due ... process...

I was thinking Justice.....System

but yours works too. I bet had ST's murderer murdered some Animals in cold blood, he would already be in jail...


I'm sorry for the above rant but it sickens me to see this stuff. People taking so dang long to go to trial when it is obvious they are guilty.

I hope he gets the death penalty. ST was a great player and he was a young guy with a young family, it all got taken away too fast.

[SirLK26]

Originally Posted by SolidSnake84

I was thinking Justice.....System

but yours works too. I bet had ST's murderer murdered some Animals in cold blood, he would already be in jail...


I'm sorry for the above rant but it sickens me to see this stuff. People taking so dang long to go to trial when it is obvious they are guilty.

I hope he gets the death penalty. ST was a great player and he was a young guy with a young family, it all got taken away too fast.

You hope he gets the death penalty. That is a point Solid Snake, where we differ. I do not support, have never supported, and will never support the death penalty; no matter if someone murders someone, they do not deserve to die. Life in prison w/o possibility of parole, yes, but not the death penalty.
Now proceed to destroy me.

RIP, Sean Taylor.

[firstdown]

Originally Posted by sportscurmudgeon

Two words. Due ... process...

How the hell is taking 4 yrs due process.

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by Defensewins

How is that it takes 4 years to take these animals to court? What is wrong with the state of Florida?

Amazing isn't it? This happened in Nov. 0f 2007 and these guys are just now going to court? WTF??

[GhettoDogAllStars]

Originally Posted by Defensewins

How is that it takes 4 years to take these animals to court? What is wrong with the state of Florida?

We've got to convict all those pot-smokers first. The murderers and rapists will just have to wait.

[Son Of Man]

Originally Posted by GhettoDogAllStars

We've got to convict all those pot-smokers first. The murderers and rapists will just have to wait.

Got to keep our priorities in order:

Get Martha Stewart
Stop the weed smoking so we can get them hooked on prescriptions

Worry about a little girl losing her father (because he was generous to a family member at a birthday party and allowe guests) some other time.

[redskin29633]

Originally Posted by Defensewins

How is that it takes 4 years to take these animals to court? What is wrong with the state of Florida?

Two more words, BIG Backlog!

[MTK]

Such a shame. It's still hard to believe sometimes.