Posted on 05/29/2021 12:11:18 PM PDT by seacapn
Although Devon Dunham confessed to fatally shooting former Hardeeville volunteer fire chief Ernest Martin Stevens in a public parking lot in 2017, a Jasper County jury found him not guilty of murder Thursday.
Dunham breathed an audible sigh of relief through his face mask after hearing the verdict and softly fist-bumped his attorney...
Stone alleged Dunham walked up to Stevens, told him to give him the truck, then unloaded all eight rounds in his 9 mm handgun when Stevens tried to drive away.
“He shot Mr. Stevens because he was losing his ride,” Stone claimed, adding here’s no argument of the facts because “most of what I told you Devon Dunham told you” in his admission to police.
(Excerpt) Read more at islandpacket.com ...
perp is black, victim is white. I’ll bet most of the jury was black.
Unreal.
He felt threatened by the elderly guy who wasn’t bothering anybody and the black thug wanted his truck and was told no...HE FELT THREATENED BY THE ELDERLY MAN NOT GIVING HIM THE TRUCK.....
“He shot Mr. Stevens because he was losing his ride,” Stone claimed, adding here’s no argument of the facts”
Am I reading this correctly? Durham was trying to steal Stevens truck and when Stevens tried to drive away to avoid having his truck stolen, Stevens shot and killed him?
Was there a reason why he was found innocent of the killing?
OJ jury?
Story says the black thug felt “threatened”....Wonder how many blacks were on the jury?
“Was there a reason why he was found innocent of the killing?”
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Black jury nullification… it’s a thing in certain areas.
The reason is jury nullification. Someone on jury didn’t want the guy to go to prison, and that was that. The system failed.
I’m so confused.
Matter of fact, I’m so confused...
5.56mm
I feel threatened. I want Devon Dunham’s vehicle.
Because the victim was white and the killer was black. That’s life in 2021 America.
WTH?
When do we riot?
At least the jurors don’t have to worry about a riot now..............................
I suspect there’s more to it than this...
I think it is pretty black and white.
The article seems to point to the definition of murder and the jury’s understanding of it. Evidently shooting the old man that many times did not rise to the level of “with malice aforethought, expressed or implied”. I sure hope the jurors feel the same way if they or their families are victimized by muderous thugs. They can console themselves with the belief the perpetrator really didn’t mean any harm.
Jasper County, SC
52% Black..
All you need to know.
Jury nullification is when 1 juror refuses to convict, and the result is a hung jury. You might even get 2 or 3 jurors to block conviction. In this case, all 12 jurors voted Not Guilty.
One shot and an “oops”, maybe.
8 Shots shows intent to kill and is is murder.
Dude will murder again. Nice job, jury.
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