That juror was eventually dismissed by the judge Saturday. Her priority at the moment is to start a family and she said that she does not want to make promises when she does not know how she's going to feel in the future. He comments on my (the Davis attorney) assertion that there were no weapons and wishes his lawyer would counter these assertions. Rhonda testified when she turned around she saw Dunn outside the vehicle, and she then exited the store. Rhonda Rouer was enjoying herself on the day after Thanksgiving in 2012 when she accompanied her fiance to his son's wedding. Testimony began with the Brevard County Deputy Carmine Siniscal on the stand, the state's 19th witness. At one point, the juror--described as a 400-pound white school teacher--reportedly stated that Corey would have a hard time proving to a court that I am fat; there would still be reasonable doubt.. Tears streamed down Rhonda Rouers face and her voice shook as she recounted before jurors for a second time the day Michael Dunn shot a Jacksonville teen. Dunn did not contact the police. Defense lawyers have argued that Davis may have had a gun that night, and his three friends disposed of it after the shooting when they briefly fled from the Gate into the nearby parking lot. All the calls took place in December 2012 while he was in jail and were either his fiance, Rhonda Rouer, or his parents, Phillip and Sandra Dunn. Michael Dunn Trial: Phillip Miranda testifies Miranda talked about shell casings found at the crime scene. As the SUV backed up to evade his gunshots, Dunn opened his own door and continued firing at the car in shooter's stance, as the boys ducked for cover. and his crew gained permission to film inside the Jacksonville court house, as long as they did not film the jury. Cover letter where he is sending his version of things to be released. [21] Contrary to Dunn's claim that he mentioned a weapon to Rouer, she testified that he never mentioned a gun either that night or the next day. Early Saturday morning, Judge Russell Healey excused juror #4 because of a comment made by the juror that got published in Folio Weekly in an article titled, "An Interview with a Dunn Jury reject.". He made a misogynistic joke about now having a judge with balls and compares his case to Zimmermans. Rouer testified she did not hear any arguing. She started by telling Assistant State Attorney Erin Wolfson that they had a good day that . As the Durango backed up quickly to elude the gunfire, Mr. Dunn stepped out of his own car, dropped to one knee and fired more volleys to thwart any blind fire, or wild, random shooting out the car window, he said. The jury could not reach a verdict about whether to convict Dunn for the murder of Davis at the first trial. Daviss parents, Ron Davis and Lucia McBath, were also visibly emotional in the audience. When Dunn got a new allegedly suicidal neighbor in jail, he jokes about giving him advice on how to end it, an easy way to die would be to ask a care load of thugs to turn their stereo down., He refers to one Judge as Judge BIAS and Angela Corey knows she has no chance of conviction.. Ittook place at the infancy of the Black Lives Matter movement, which was launched on social media following the 2013 acquittal of George Zimmerman for the shooting death of another 17-year-old Florida native, Trayvon Martin. The last state witness of the day was also from the FDLE, Maria Pagan, who is an expert in firearms and ballistics. Toxic Torts, Environmental Contamination and Cancer Clusters, Entertainment Law / Sports Law / Athlete Management, Estate of Keegan Roberts v. Michael Centanni, Justice for Anne McQueen (Don Lewis from Tiger King), Estate of Gregory Hill versus the Sheriff of St. Lucie County and Deputy Newman, Watch what Michael Dunns neighbor had to say about him, Review over 400 photos of the physical evidence for yourself. "But Im just saying, you never know, I dont want to make any promises about the future when I dont know how Im gonna feel in the future," said the former WWE RAW Women's champion. Rouer told the court she is no longer engaged to Michael Dunn. [32][33][34][35] Dunn was given a sentence of life in prison without parole plus 90 years, ensuring he will never be released from prison for the remainder of his life. Prosecutors have pounded on the fact that Dunn was ordering a pizza and walking his dog while Davis was being pronounced dead. He wanted to entice the mayors office to worry about Jacksonvilles PR. Tears streamed down Rhonda Rouer's face and her voice shook as she recounted before jurors for a second time the day Michael Dunn shot a Jacksonville teen. In the duel between the attorneys, viewers can find a second villain in the defense teams Cory Strolla, who, while fulfillling his legal responsibility to vigorously defend his client, denies racial elements of the case while insistingthat Dunn feared for his life and implies, without evidence, that the teens were violent instigators who threw awaya weapon. He lays it on pretty thick and sings George Michaels Faith over and over. Before jurors were brought back into the courtroom after the lunch break, the defense presented diagrams showing the Durango parked next to Dunn's vehicle, a Volkswagen Jetta. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); He's been with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office for about 10 years, a homicide detective for five. Mr. Dunn and his lawyer said the teenagers got rid of the shotgun during the very brief period they pulled out of the gas station. Juror #4, previously known as Juror #32 is a white, married man with a 10-year-old child. I dont know what its like to have a baby. "Don't worry, I was hoping for a little fun time as well." "Oh, you!" Arnold rolled his eyes, before smirking as he playfully used his hand to push her away. Zimmerman's acquittal happened in the summer of 2013, between Dunn's first trial, which ended in a partial verdict, and his second trial in the fall, when the jury convicted him of first degree murder. Dunn says it was self-defense. In the letter addressed to "Baby," Dunn goes on to tell her "I cannot recall if I ever conveyed the details of my decision making to you. During an attorney sidebar, defense attorney Waffa Hanania told Healey she had given Knox transcripts of Dunn's previous trial for his own knowledge. All rights reserved. The deputy and two others went to Dunn's home to arrest him. The films title indicates the brevity of the interaction from around 7:30 to 7:33 on a Friday evening and the estimated number of bullets fired. Dunn was originally tried for murder in February. I could look down at this beautiful child and be like f everything, I dont care about anything else other than this baby. And youll never see me again. Here is what he says happened after he asked the teenagers in the SUV to turn down their music. Musser said it wasn't until months later that he realized the Gate station video recordings included audio, and by that point the recordings were gone. "Yes, I know," she replied. He said the blacks are racist in Jacksonville and the more I am exposed to these people, the more prejudiced against them I become. He calls blacks in the south the scourge of this country and then puts a smiley face. Homicide detective M.A. Rousey also revealed that she and her husband are planning to have a baby and that she does not know what the future holds for her. She is a key witness in her boyfriend's -Michael Dunn- murder trial. A former Folio staffer who was a potential juror but did not make the final cut heard the juror criticize State Attorney Angela Corey during jury selection, according to Folio. John is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law in Florida. Dunn's girlfriend Rhonda Rouer was with Dunn the night he allegedly shot 17-year-old Jordan Davis, at a Jacksonville gas station after an argument over loud music. In most of the calls, Dunn speaks with his fiance, Rhonda Rouer, who was in the Gate convenience store when Dunn fired 10 shots at the SUV carrying Davis and three other teenagers. The Berrys and Thompson said Dunn was a nice, calm person. "I think maybe he understands this will be coming into trial one day and he wants a jury who sees it to be thinking he's a good person, he's reading the bible in there," said Kuritz. He is still referring to his demands to his lawyer Cory Strolla and Cory apparently was determined to withdraw if Dunn continued to force him into a premature trial date and again refers to Davis history with authority figures, as if he was one. Dunn and Rouer left the wedding early in order to return to their hotel and take care of their six-month-old puppy. Rouer said after she woke up the next morning she saw a news report about a teen getting killed at a gas station. Learn about careers at Cox Media Group. We hear from Jordan's . At the time of the . Rouer testified the couple went home to Brevard County after the shooting. The. Dunn letter from prison to his girlfriend. The two left the parking lot very quickly, testified Rouer. She said she could still hear the loud music as she walked up to the store. Before Rouer took the stand, Jacksonville Sheriff's Office detective Marc Musser testified. Davis' mother, Lucy McBath, ran for Congress in Georgia's 6th congressional district in 2018, running on a platform that included reform of gun laws. Dunn stated that he received "ineffective assistance of counsel". [39], Dunn's former neighbor, Charles Hendrix, said he was not surprised by his behavior. 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