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Grand jury indicts 5 Gainesville men on murder charges in separate ... (Gainesville Sun)

D'halani Armstrong was killed in a home invasion robbery on July 19, 2022. Romeo Sheppard was found shot to death in a car on Sept. 1, 2022.

The report says that Demps exited from the driver's seat, and then McCowan excited from the passenger side and shot Demps in the head. Surveillance video from the apartment complex reportedly shows Gainey and Freeman open fire as they approach the driver's side of the Volkswagen. Police later charged Miles with tampering with evidence and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. The complaint alleges that Watson organized and prepared the others to obtain narcotics, money and jewelry from inside the home. According to the report, law enforcement officers responded to the Gardenia Gardens Apartments, 1731 NE Eighth Ave., following a report that someone had been shot. According to the initial report, the shooting occurred around 7 a.m.

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'Bad for prosecutors': Ex-prosecutor reacts to Trump grand jury ... (CNN)

CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig reacts to the statements made by Emily Kohrs, the foreperson of the Atlanta-based grand jury that investigated former ...

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Trump investigation: Could grand juror foreperson's words tank ... (FOX 5 Atlanta)

Almost as soon as the foreperson of the special grand jury in the Georgia election meddling investigation went public this week, speculation began about ...

He said he provided them with the "rules of the road" of what they were legally allowed and not allowed to discuss publicly. But the Georgia special grand jury oath says only that they cannot talk about their deliberations. But he wasn’t optimistic about the chances for success. "But she doesn’t talk about the deliberations. "But is this a headache that is grinding the machine to a halt? Kohrs said prosecutors told the jurors they could read and watch the news but urged them to keep open minds. He expressed dismay at Kohrs "going around and doing a Media Tour revealing, incredibly, the Grand Jury’s inner workings & thoughts." "The end product is, the reliability of anything that has taken place in there is completely tainted and called into question," Findling said. The panel didn’t have the power to indict but instead offered recommendations for Willis, a Democrat, who will ultimately decide whether to seek charges from a regular grand jury. Lawyers for Trump say the revelations offered by Kohrs shattered the credibility of the entire special grand jury investigation. Willis likely "wishes that this woman hadn’t gone on the worldwide tour that she did," said Amy Lee Copeland, a former federal prosecutor and criminal defense attorney in Georgia who’s not involved in the case. [published Tuesday by The Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/politics-new-york-city-only-on-ap-donald-trump-georgia-266e28c4e47e54731b233e0f770f6729), a story that was followed by interviews in other print and television news outlets.

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Five men indicted by grand jury on first-degree murder charges (WCJB)

Alderious White, 29, Jason Ward, 38, and Patrick Watson, 49, are all facing charges for the death of Dhalani Armstrong. Aziel Gainey, 21. and Jerquay ...

In the second case, the grand jury indicted Aziel Gainey, 21, and Jerquay Freeman, 18, on first-degree murder charges for the death of Romeo Sheppard in September. (WCJB) - An Alachua County grand jury has indicted five men on charges including first-degree murder in two separate cases. Five men indicted by grand jury on first-degree murder charges

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Donald Trump Grand Juror's Media Tour Won't Help His Case ... (Newsweek)

The Georgia grand jury was investigating the alleged attempts by Trump, and his wider team, to overturn the 2020 presidential election result in the state which ...

They recommended Trump face charges for inciting insurrection, conspiracy to make false statement, conspiracy to the United States and obstruction of an official proceeding. Others obviously thought so, too, because some of Trump's more radical followers have responded as if it was their duty to carry out this threat." Emily Kohrs didn't violate any of the rules as explained by Judge McBurney. That's a big risk." You probably have a fair idea of what may be in there." Trump's team also indicated they were "considering" legal action.

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'Oddball' Trump grand jury foreperson Emily Kohrs dealt a 'terrible ... (Fox News)

Andrew McCarthy said Emily Kohrs, the forewoman of a special Georgia grand jury looking into former President Trump, dealt "a terrible blow" to prosecutors ...

"I was a prosecutor for 20 years. "It would be bad to have somebody in such a big case flouting the rules this way. [TRUMP GRAND JURY FOREPERSON EMILY KOHRS LAUGHS, JOKES THROUGH STRANGE MEDIA TOUR ON CNN, NBC NEWS](https://www.foxnews.com/media/trump-grand-jury-foreperson-emily-kohrs-laughs-through-media-tour-cnn-nbc-news) "This is a horrible idea," said Honig, a CNN legal analyst. [Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/republican-brad-raffensperger-reviled-trump-wins-again-georgia) and Gov. That's a different issue, but whether it's a news story, I think it is a news story." MSNBC shared the column on Twitter, tweeting, "Loose lips sink ships — and can surely do the same for investigations. "This doesn’t help them present the impression that they’re running a tight, ethical, professional investigation." He said the news side of media organizations must make decisions that will sometimes annoy their colleagues. McCarthy, a senior fellow at the National Review Institute, believes any "fair-mind lawyer" would object to her behavior. She basically flouted the secrecy rules of the grand jury. "Whether it really is a kangaroo court or not, in that colorful sense, we'll have to see as the proceedings go by.

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What's a special grand jury and how does it work? (EL PAÍS in English)

Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis speaks during a news conference in Atlanta, Aug. 30, 2021. Former President Donald Trump recently told a mostly ...

If the district attorney wants to seek an indictment, the case must be presented to a regular grand jury. Unlike a regular grand jury, a special grand jury can subpoena the target of an investigation to appear before it, former Gwinnett County district attorney Danny Porter said. A special grand jury can compel evidence and subpoena witnesses for questioning. But a special grand jury is different from a regular grand jury, and it’s an investigative tool that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis chose to help evaluate the facts in the case. It is made up of between 16 and 23 people who are summoned from the county master jury list. A special grand jury has no set term and focuses on a single topic.

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