A partial grand jury in North Carolina has decided not to indict Randall Kerrick, the officer who fatally shot Jonathan Ferrell in September 2013.
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Shayanna Jenkins, center, girlfriend of former New England Patriots' Aaron Hernandez, departs superior court, in Fall River, Mass., Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2013, following...
President Barack Obama has proven — again — that systemic and structural racism is not high on his priority list by mimicking the stereotypical, condescending...
The six jurors deciding the fate of George Zimmerman (pictured) will have several choices while deliberating whether he is guilty of second-degree murder in teen Trayvon Martin’s untimely death. The jury could decide that Zimmerman is: RELATED: Zimmerman Jury To Ponder Conflicting Testimony [VIDEO][1] Guilty of Murder in the Second Degree OR Guilty of Manslaughter OR Not Guilty of Everything There is another possible outcome. The burden of proof lies on the State to prove their case beyond a reasonable doubt. The verdict of the jurors must be unanimous, meaning all six must agree on the same verdict. If they cannot all agree, then that results in a hung jury. In order to prove Murder in the Second Degree, the Prosecution (State) must prove: 1) Trayvon Martin is dead. AND 2) The death was caused by a criminal act of George Zimmerman. AND 3) There was an unlawful killing of Trayvon Martin by an act imminently dangerous and demonstrating a depraved mind without regard to hu ...
