After serving nearly seven years of a lifetime sentence, supporters of John McNeil are hopeful he could be home by Thanksgiving following a judge’s ruling earlier this week that he was the victim of grossly inadequate counsel during his initial trial. Baldwin County Judge Hulane E. George cited a whole slew of errors and omissions […]
Roland Martin talks with Ben Crump, the attorney for the Trayvon Martin family, about the Stand Your Ground Laws on the ballot in 21 states in November.
Ben Crump, the attorney for the Trayvon Martin family, joined Roland Martin this morning urging people to be aware of the states where the "Stand Your Ground" law is on the ballot this upcoming November. Here's the full list of the states below: States that had Stand Your Ground Laws: 1. Alabama 2. Arizona 3. […]
HOUSTON (AP) — Retired Texas firefighter Raul Rodriguez, armed with a handgun and video camera, had claimed he was standing his ground and had no choice but to use deadly force when he fatally shot his unarmed neighbor after confronting him about a noisy party. A jury decided otherwise Wednesday, sentencing Rodriguez to 40 years […]
HOUSTON (AP) — The wife of a man who claimed Texas' version of a stand-your-ground law allowed him to fatally shoot a neighbor told jurors Tuesday her husband is very remorseful about the deadly incident. Raul Rodriguez, 46, faces up to life in prison after being convicted of murder in the 2010 killing of Kelly […]
HOUSTON (AP) — Relatives of a man who claimed Texas' version of a stand-your-ground law allowed him to fatally shoot a neighbor after an argument about a noisy party tell jurors he was not an abusive person and always stressed the importance of gun safety. Raul Rodriguez, 46, faces up to life in prison for […]
HOUSTON (AP) — A retired Houston-area firefighter was convicted of murder Wednesday for gunning down his unarmed neighbor during a dispute over a noisy house party, with jurors rejecting his argument that he was within his rights under Texas' version of a stand-your-ground law. Raul Rodriguez, 47, faces up to life in prison for the […]
LONGWOOD, Fla. (AP) — In the wake of the controversial shooting of Florida teen Trayvon Martin, Gov. Rick Scott's task force on Citizen Safety and Protection will hold its first public meeting just miles from where the 17-year-old was killed to examine the state's "stand your ground" law. The group will meet Tuesday at a […]
HOUSTON (AP) — When music at a neighbor's evening party got too loud for his liking, Raul Rodriguez showed up to complain, carrying a gun and a video camera. As a verbal confrontation unfolded, the retired Houston-area firefighter told a police dispatcher by phone that he feared for his life and was "standing his ground," […]
