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McKnight killer gets 30 years
Posted on 3/15/18 at 1:08 pm
Posted on 3/15/18 at 1:08 pm
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Ronald Gasser, 56, had faced up to 40 years in prison. Defense lawyers argued that Gasser fired in self-defense when McKnight walked up to his car following a 5-mile confrontation that began on a bridge spanning the Mississippi River in New Orleans and ended with gunfire in neighboring Jefferson Parish
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Gasser was indicted on a second-degree murder charge. The jury voted 10-2 for the lesser verdict of manslaughter. Gasser did not leave the scene of the shooting, and he was released for a time after being questioned. He is white, and his release after the shooting of the black athlete sparked protests from some who said race was a factor.
This post was edited on 3/15/18 at 1:10 pm
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Posted on 3/15/18 at 1:09 pm to sms151t
Good riddance.
Posted on 3/15/18 at 1:21 pm to sms151t
30 seems too long IMO... maybe 10 or 20 would have been more appropriate
Posted on 3/15/18 at 1:21 pm to chalmetteowl
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30 seems too long IMO... maybe 10 or 20 would have been more appropriate
Don't bite
Posted on 3/15/18 at 1:22 pm to sms151t
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The jury voted 10-2 for the lesser verdict of manslaughter. Gasser did not leave the scene of the shooting, and he was released for a time after being questioned.
Louisiana doesn't require unanimous verdicts?
Posted on 3/15/18 at 1:22 pm to lsufball19
Nope
Posted on 3/15/18 at 1:24 pm to Nonetheless
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Nope
well, that's one more area where Louisiana fails. If you're taking away someone's freedom and the burden is beyond a reasonable doubt, a non-unanimous verdict tells me the state hasn't carried its burden. Regardless of my feelings on this particular case, that is bad judicial policy.
This post was edited on 3/15/18 at 1:25 pm
Posted on 3/15/18 at 1:24 pm to sms151t
Good.
Posted on 3/15/18 at 1:29 pm to lsufball19
quote:looks like La and Oregon are the only 2
Louisiana doesn't require unanimous verdicts?
Posted on 3/15/18 at 1:32 pm to lsufball19
Yeah but if you change the law you are seen as "not tough on crime."
That being said, I don't really feel bad for this guy.
That being said, I don't really feel bad for this guy.
Posted on 3/15/18 at 1:36 pm to LSUtoOmaha
It is better to risk saving a guilty person than to condemn an innocent one.”
? Voltaire
? Voltaire
Posted on 3/15/18 at 1:36 pm to LSUtoOmaha
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Yeah but if you change the law you are seen as "not tough on crime."
maybe, but I having a such policy is a miscarriage of justice. If people feel that means someone isn't tough on crime, that just speaks more to their ignorance IMO. This affects everyone, not just this one frickhead. I'm honestly surprised any state still allows for this, but if one does, it does not surprise me that it's Louisiana.
Posted on 3/15/18 at 1:37 pm to vengeanceofrain
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? Voltaire
correct
Posted on 3/15/18 at 1:48 pm to sms151t
Good for that pussy
Posted on 3/15/18 at 3:20 pm to lsufball19
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Louisiana doesn't require unanimous verdicts?
Nope, just like Oregon.
Posted on 3/15/18 at 3:33 pm to chalmetteowl
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30 seems too long
bullshite dude is a menace to society, it is only a matter of time before he got in another road rage incident and hurt/killed someone. He escalated from physical altercation to pulling a gun out on someone quickly, if he got off on this one for his weakass "self-defense" defense he would be quit the Billy Badass the next time for sure.
Posted on 3/15/18 at 3:45 pm to sms151t
He got what he deserved. He brought out the gun to a fist fight
Posted on 3/15/18 at 3:53 pm to Hamma1122
This guy deserves it
Posted on 3/15/18 at 4:02 pm to lsufball19
Couldn't agree more. Since two U.S. Supreme Court decisions in the 1970's upholding these non-unanimous verdicts, the court has regularly refused to grant certiorari to hear challenges to the system. If they do, I don't see how they remain in place. The fact that a 1 in 6 people can dissent from a guilty verdict and it still be enforced is an absolute sham.
Posted on 3/15/18 at 4:22 pm to sms151t
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Gasser was indicted on a second-degree murder charge. The jury voted 10-2 for the lesser verdict of manslaughter.
Does this mean the two dissenters wanted the full charge?
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