Juror in 'Loud Music' Trial Wanted Murder Conviction [View all]

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One of the jurors in the controversial Florida “loud music” trial is speaking out, telling Nightline in an exclusive interview that the issue of self-defense forced the jury into a deadlock.

Juror #4 – who asked to be identified simply as “Valerie” – said two and then three jurors ultimately believed Michael Dunn was justified in the 2012 shooting death of Jordan Davis. Valerie, who wanted a conviction, says the group knew within the first hour that they would be unable to reach a unanimous decision.

The first thing jurors did when handed the case was turn to page 25 in the jury instructions, she said. The question: do you believe that Michael Dunn was justified or unjustified in the murder of Jordan Davis?”

"It said if he believed that he had an eminent threat to himself or his fiancee, so that was a thing that those two folks believed – he was frightened and there was no other option for him in regards to Mr. Davis,” Valerie said. “The rest of us were 100 percent sure, you didn't have to react [with gunfire], you could have had another option.

http://abcnews.go.com/US/juror-loud-music-trial-wanted-murder-conviction/story?id=22571068

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