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    Negus Makonnen Delhall - Florida




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    Wadada Delhall told police he did what he had to do to save his little brother's life, shooting a man at least 11 times. Delhall believed his brother was facing the death penalty for a different murder and the only thing he could do to save him was to kill the witness, he said in his confession. Ultimately, Delhall's brother, Negus Delhall, was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Assistant State Attorney Luis Menéndez-Aponte said Wadada Delhall was simply following a ''no snitch'' street creed, eliminating a witness who had told police what happened.

    ''The defendant believed in a creed, never tell police anything and anyone that does that pays the ultimate price,'' Menéndez-Aponte said. The man he allegedly killed, Hubert McCrae, told police as he lay dying in a pool of his own blood that Negus Delhall's brother was the man who shot him, Menéndez-Aponte told the jury. That was in 2001 at Ray's Auto Repair Shop on Opa-Locka Boulevard. McCrae, a repairman at the shop, was a witness to another murder there in 1998. He told police he saw Negus Delhall shoot and kill Gilbert Bennett. That murder was over drugs.

    Delhall was sentenced to death in Miami-Dade County on December 15, 2008.

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    December 15, 2008

    A Miami-Dade judge Monday sentenced Wadada Delhall to death for the killing of an eyewitness in his brother's murder trial.

    In June, a jury found Delhall, 31, guilty on all counts: first-degree murder, possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.

    Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Leonard E. Glick followed the recommendation of the jury, which voted 8-4 for the death penalty in the killing of Hubert McCrae.

    McCrae, an Opa-locka mechanic, was shot at least 11 times in 2001.

    http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miam...ry/814517.html

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    Oral arguments were held on the 7th of September.

    http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/p...es/index.shtml

    You can find the briefs here: http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/p...-87/index.html

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    WADADA DELHALL v STATE OF FLORIDA

    Today, The Florida Supreme Court AFFIRMED Delhall's conviction but VACATED Delhall's death sentence and remanded for a new penalty phase proceeding.

    Delhall, was convicted of first-degree premeditated murder, unlawful use of a firearm, unlawful discharge of the firearm resulting in death or serious bodily harm, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. At the jury trial the State presented evidence that Delhall murdered the victim because he was, at that time, the only known eyewitness to the murder of another individual (Bennett) with which Delhall’s brother was charged. The jury recommended a death sentence by a vote of eight to four, and the trial court entered an order sentencing Delhall to death. The Florida Supreme Court vacated the sentence, stating that the prosecutor, “by her overzealous and unfair advocacy, appeared to be committed to winning a death recommendation rather than simply seeking justice.” Her improper advocacy continued even after an objection was sustained. In one instance, the judge was forced to step in and specifically admonish her to stop it. Cumulative errors fundamentally tainted the guilt phase, which was especially significant in view of the fact that the jury recommended death by a vote of eight to four, a recommendation that was far from unanimous.
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    Death penalty tossed out in S Florida murder case

    The Florida Supreme Court has thrown out the death sentence of a South Florida man in the 2001 murder of an Opa-locka auto repair shop owner.

    The court upheld Wadada Delhall's first-degree murder conviction, but vacated the death sentence and ordered a new sentencing. The justices said an overzealous prosecutor tainted the sentencing by appearing committed in closing arguments to winning a death sentence instead of seeking justice.

    Delhall was convicted of fatally shooting of Hubert McCrae. Prosecutors said Delhall murdered McCrae because he was the only known eyewitness to the murder of another man named Gilbert Bennett. Delhall's brother, Negus Delhall, was charged in Bennett's slaying.

    The trial court imposed the death sentence for Wadada Delhall though the jury split on the death sentence by an 8-4 vote.

    http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/D...se-3702376.php
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    I hate how the press diminish the truth when they "report" such events in this way. A "SPLIT" jury would be a DP vote of 6-6, I mean that is the definition of "split". An 8-4 vote is a MAJORITY and means that most of the jurors thought this guy should die for his crime. Stating that the jury was "split" implies that maybe " eh ......they weren't really sure if he should die". Just my opinion....

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    Miami-Dade inmate alleges rat bit him near eye

    Sleeping in his Miami-Dade jail cell late last month, Wadada DelHall says he received a nasty visitor: a rat crawled onto his face and bit him by the right eye.

    The accused murderer complained to jailers, his lawyer said Friday, but wasn’t given medical attention until his face swelled.

    DelHall, 36, has filed a formal grievance. The episode comes as corrections workers try to curb conditions at the main jail that some employees say have led to a rat infestation.

    “I was shocked,” said Miami-Dade Assistant Public Defender Patrick Nally. “I lived in New York City so I know how brazen rats can be. For a rat to come and bite someone like this, it’s like a fairy tale you would tell your kid at night if they were acting up. These rats are out of control.”

    Corrections Director Tim Ryan, however, says that DelHall’s medical issues are unrelated to any bites.

    “We take the allegations very seriously, but in this case, we were unable to find any evidence of an insect or rat bite,” Ryan said Friday.

    Last month, state health inspectors investigated conditions at the aging, run-down jail after an employee complained that “rats can be seen running rampant.”

    The employee, civilian administrator Greg Rollins, wrote in a letter that inmates are forced to throw food into hallways to keep rats from coming into their cells. On a recent day, the complaint wrote, a large rat fell from the ceiling in an employee dining area as they ate their meals.

    Miami-Dade’s health department, which oversees only the jail’s kitchen, did not spot any rodents during a visit but found cracks in walls and pipes lead to rodents entering the facility.

    Inspectors will be returning soon as employees work to rid of standing water outside the jail that attracts rats.

    Allegations of unsanitary living conditions are nothing new at the aging jail, now more than 60 years old. In August 2011, a U.S. Department of Justice found that conditions at the county’s jails pose serious health risks to inmates.

    Complaints about conditions at Miami-Dade jails have plagued the county since the mid-1970s, when inmates filed suit over overcrowding at the main jail, known as the Pretrial Detention Center, at 1321 NW 13th St.

    Director Ryan has said the department is soon starting a $22-million project to refurbish the kitchen and underground pipes.

    DelHall is accused in the 2001 murder of a man who was a key witness in a murder case against his brother. A jury in 2008 convicted DelHall of first-degree murder and he was sent to Death Row.

    The Florida Supreme Court later overturned the verdict and DelHall was returned to the Miami-Dade jail to await a new trial. He is being held in a single-inmate cell with a four-inch gap between the bottom of the door and the floor.

    Nally said a nurse told him the rat problem is pervasive.

    “Rats keep coming up through the door,’’ said Nally. “They come in every night, you can hear them” Nally said. “It’s really becoming a health issue.”

    http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/0...#storylink=cpy
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    Negus M. Dehall has been resentenced to life without parole.

    http://www.dc.state.fl.us/offenderSe...&TypeSearch=AI
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