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Hernando, Mississippi man charged with murder

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According to a recent report in the DeSoto Times Tribune, a Hernando man was charged with murder following a tragic hit and run that resulted in the death of an innocent woman.

The woman was identified as 23-year-old Sarah Jones of Memphis, Tennessee. She was struck and killed on Oak Grove Road near River Oaks and Scott Road early in the morning while riding a bicycle.

Hernando Police Chief Mike Riley said the woman’s body was discovered by a passerby about 7:30 a.m. on Oak Grove Road. [Read more…]

Mississippi Criminal Gives New Meaning to “Under Cover” Operation

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A six-month-long run from the law became an “under cover” operation when fugitive Gilbert Thanh Le was found Feb. 17 under a pile of blankets in Biloxi, Miss., reports the Sun Herald of Biloxi-Gulfport.

Le, 20, was wanted on a charge of failure to appear in court on a felony charge of possession of stolen firearms. He’d been on the run since a warrant was issued for his arrest Aug. 24.

“Despite his six-month run from the law and his best efforts to avoid arrest today, Le was ultimately found hiding under a pile of blankets in another family member’s bed. Now he will have a bed of his own at the Harrison County jail,” said Marshals Service Supervisory Inspector Justin Vickers in the newspaper report. [Read more…]

North Mississippi Criminal Lawyer’s view on The Casey Anthony Verdict: Don’t blame the jury

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“Do you solemnly swear (or affirm) that you will well and truly try the issues between the State of Florida and the defendant and render a true verdict according to the law and the evidence, so help you God?”

–Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.360, Oath of the trial juror.

Above is the oath, taken in the eyes of the law and in the eyes of God, by every juror who sat on the Casey Anthony trial, which came to a conclusion yesterday. Each swore (or affirmed) that they would render a true verdict according to the law and the evidence. [Read more…]