Posts Tagged murder

George Zimmerman charged with 2nd degree murder for Trayvon Martin killing

Over at EBONY, I explain what the second degree murder charge in the Trayvon Martin case means and what happens next.  Yesterday, George Zimmerman was finally arrested and charged for the killing of Trayvon Martin.  Zimmerman is in custody and will have a standard bond hearing today which will be televised.  The special prosecutor Angela Corey in a poised press conference explained the charges and that her team had done a full investigation and would do their best to get a conviction on a charge which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison.  Via EBONY.com:

Zimmerman faces life in prison if convicted.  “With use of a firearm a conviction for this offense has a 25 year mandatory minimum sentence,” said ...

Over at EBONY, I explain what the second degree murder charge in the Trayvon Martin case means and what happens next.  Yesterday, George Zimmerman was finally arrested and charged for the killing of Trayvon Martin.  Zimmerman is ...

Mother Murders Baby Over Farmville?

I saw this outrageous story today about a young mother who killed her 3-month-old son because he was crying while she played the popular Facebook timesuck game, Farmville. The mother, 22-year-old Alexandra V. Tobias, told the police that she shook the baby, left to smoke a cigarette to compose herself, and then returned and shook him again. She offers that he may have hit his head when she shook him and has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder carrying a possible sentence of 25 to 50 years in jail.

There is no doubt that this story is absolutely appalling and quite sad. The natural reaction is to ask how a mother could be so evil to kill her ...

I saw this outrageous story today about a young mother who killed her 3-month-old son because he was crying while she played the popular Facebook timesuck game, Farmville. The mother, 22-year-old Alexandra V. Tobias, ...