Florida man Michael Dunn convicted of first-degree murder in ‘Loud Music’ trial. The
man who fatally shot a teenager after a fight over loud music outside a
convenience store was found guilty of first-degree murder Wednesday. He
already faces up to 60 years in prison after being found guilty of
lesser murder charges.
Dunn — who was convicted of three counts of attempted second-degree
murder in February — testified Tuesday that he thought his life was in
danger when he shot and killed 17-year-old Jordan Davis, of Marietta,
Ga. He took the stand during the trial, saying he shot in self-defense.The half-day deliberations were just a fraction of the 4-day, 30-hour
marathon deliberations at the first Dunn trial in February.
The
state argued Dunn's actions after the shooting – failing to call police,
returning to his hotel with his fiancé for pizza and a cocktail –
showed indifference to his crime and victim. "All of his actions are
consistent with what?" Assistant State Attorney John Guy asked jurors.
"With guilt."
Dunn's attorney Waffa Hanania argued that Dunn
legitimately felt fear and acted upon that fear, within the legal scope
of self-defense. She also accused the teenager's friends of lying to
protect Davis' reputation, and to cover the fact "that Jordan Davis
escalated this situation where he ended up dead." Dunn testified Tuesday that he shot at the teens' SUV because he
feared for his life. He claimed Davis hurled insults and threats of
violence, and was stepping out of his vehicle with what Dunn believed
was a gun when he grabbed his own handgun and began firing. Dunn
said the reason he didn't call police that night was because his fiancé
wanted to go home, and he wanted to face a more familiar local police in
Satellite Beach, rather than deal with Jacksonville law enforcement. A
jury previously convicted Dunn of three counts of attempted
second-degree murder at his first trial in February for the teens inside
the SUV with Davis when he died, but deadlocked on a murder charge for
the death of Davis.

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