FL - Sade Dixon, 24, & Sgt. Debra Clayton, 42, slain, Orlando, Dec 2016 & Jan 2017 *Guilty of Dixon*

[al66pine]

https://youtu.be/WNFligHrFEQ
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dyannaON
Thanks for the link w 24 min vid.

Seems the judge is very patient & factual in advising MK about charges & procedures.

Did anyone count the number of LEOs, bailiffs, et al, present? Looked imo like several wore body armor, etc.
Was that gear heavier than usual? Thx in adv.

 

[Indy Anna]

https://youtu.be/WNFligHrFEQ


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Thank you for the video!

Next hearing is March 1 @ 10:00 am when Loyd will be entering plea. Loyd requested copy of charges (read by judge) and chose to wait until then to decide whether to accept appointed counsel or represent himself.

 

[0101ABA]

Judge enters pleas of not guilty for Markeith Loyd

A judge entered multiple pleas of not guilty for accused cop-killer Markeith Loyd after he refused to give a "yes" or "no" answer during an arraignment Wednesday.

The 41-year-old Loyd is accused of killing his pregnant ex-girlfriend, Sade Dixon, and Orlando Police Lt. Debra Clayton. Chief Judge Frederick J. Lauten entered not guilty pleas on behalf of Loyd for all the charges against him after he refused to give a straight answer when asked for his plea.

"For the record, I want to state that I am Markeith Loyd. Flesh and blood. I'm a human being. I'm not a fictitious person. I'm not a corporation," he said.

Instead, Loyd said the worst thing to happen to him has already happened, and the court cannot do anything to hurt him now.

 

[dyannaON]

https://youtu.be/MQmSsUdFd68

No Markeith your a monster.


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[policyoftruth501]

Ditto ⬆️⬆️⬆️⬆️. Unfortunately, ALLLLLLL of his past actions speak MUCH louder than his words in this one event.


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[al66pine]

At Mar 1 hearing -
1) Judge asked him about his plea to multiple chgs, but def refused to respond. Judge entered Not Guilty pleas for him.
2) Judge posed questions to him - re understanding advantages of having atty re him and disadvantages of rep'ing himself. Basically same Q's as at previous hearing. Quite thorough, imo.
3) Judge scheduled a status conference on March 20, 10:00a.m.
https://youtu.be/MQmSsUdFd68 (same link as posted a few posts upthread ~ 35min long).

 

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State will not seek death penalty for accused cop killer Markeith Loyd, OPD Chief 'extremely upset'

The State Attorney's Office will not seek the death penalty for accused cop killer Markeith Loyd.

Orlando Police Chief John Mina released a statement about the decision, saying he was "extremely upset."

 

[dyannaON]

I'm shocked they are not seeking the death penalty.


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[0101ABA]

I'm shocked they are not seeking the death penalty.


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Honestly, I'm shocked too. There has already been a lot of backlash I've seen in regards to Aramis Ayala's statement about not seeking the DP for any case while she is in office. I don't want to get too political, but I am interested to see how this plays out & wouldn't be surprised if capital punishment is eventually sought in this case (maybe even years from now).

Gov. Scott appoints special prosecutor after Ayala says she won't pursue death penalty

Gov. Rick Scott issued an executive order to try and remove Orange-Osceola State Attorney Aramis Ayala’s office from prosecuting accused cop killer Markeith Loydafter Ayala announced that she will not pursue death penalty cases.

In the order, he moved to appoint Lake County State Attorney Brad King to the case.


“Earlier today, I called on State Attorney Ayala to immediately recuse herself from this case,” Scott said in a statement. “She informed me this afternoon that she refuses to do that. She has made it clear that she will not fight for justice and that is why I am using my executive authority to immediately reassign the case.”

 

[Elley Mae]

Don't mean to bring this into the thread but her winning was a shock, turns out soros dumped alot of money to her election. So her not agreeing to the DP is not a shock to me. It's in papers, can't link now but a google search will show you. So sad. Because she's elected all they could do was remove her from the case. Jmo

Honestly, I'm shocked too. There has already been a lot of backlash I've seen in regards to Aramis Ayala's statement about not seeking the DP for any case while she is in office. I don't want to get too political, but I am interested to see how this plays out & wouldn't be surprised if capital punishment is eventually sought in this case (maybe even years from now).

Gov. Scott appoints special prosecutor after Ayala says she won't pursue death penalty

 

[dyannaON]

Status hearing via Court Chatter on YouTube.

https://youtu.be/STpQ2dnv_Uc


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[al66pine]

Status hearing via Court Chatter on YouTube.
https://youtu.be/STpQ2dnv_Uc
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DyannaON
Thx for above link to 34+ min vid of hearing. First part is vid only. Actual hearing w. aud & vid starts ~ 14:00min, runs til end.

State atty previously filed w ct, announcement: NOT seeking death penalty.
Other st atty (other region/dist/county?) there, said he had not yet seen the filing, but was in ct to rep st.

Judge asked defender's ofc rep/atty if that ofc had legal conflict re rep'ing Mr. Loyd. Answer: not sure.
Judge said he should verify conflict or not.

Judge asked defender's ofc rep/atty (from other region or district? Or st-wide def. ofc? IDK) if that office had conflict in rep'ing.

Judge asked st atty & def. ofc to review (preliminary?) witness list, to adv ct by Fri. on that.

Judge asked Loyd whether he still wants to rep self. Answer: yes, but he's having difficulty doing research. Also described lack of (follow up?) med treatment re broken jaw, injuries at time of arrest, etc. Judge may (will probably?) ask expert for assessment about Lloyd's competency to decide to rep self. Also wil address whether ct will appt standby counsel - to adv Loyd if/when he requests pre-trial or in trial, or appts counsel to actually rep for all phases.

Next hearing Mar 28th 9:00am EDT.

 

[dyannaON]

I hope people don't mind that I'm posting these YouTubes [emoji16]

I haven't watched but there was a hearing today
Video via Ladyjustice

https://youtu.be/Zn-OXiEEqRI


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[al66pine]

I hope people don't mind that I'm posting these YouTubes [emoji16]
I haven't watched but there was a hearing today
Video via Ladyjustice
https://youtu.be/Zn-OXiEEqRI
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Absolutely, positively no objection from me. TYVM.

53+min vid starts before ct is called to order, which happens at ~12min/50sec. If anything happened in those first 13 min, I missed it.

Judge asked Mr Loyd if he had changed his mind abut his plan to rep self. A: no change.

Judge appointed stand-by counsel (Wheaton? Wheedon?) for def. Loyd. Also ordered a competency exam of def by Dr (Dansinger?) within the next ~2 wks. Judge ack'ed Loyd's objection & that he will not talk to doc.

Most of proceeding: who will rep St of FL in these crim cases? Does Gov'or Scott have authority to remove elected St Atty Ayala or whether St Atty King from other circuit can proceed w prosecution. Judge refused to stay pre-trial proceeding, while Ayala files quo warranto in civil court for civil ct to rule on issue of gov'or's authority, or lack thereof. Judge said King & Ayala should address logistics re asst atty's & staff, who within their offices, may be assigned to proceed w these cases.

Another hearing scheduled for Mon.

If anyone has corrections to ^, esp re spelling of names, pls. chime in.

 

[CARIIS]

I hope people don't mind that I'm posting these YouTubes [emoji16]

I haven't watched but there was a hearing today
Video via Ladyjustice

https://youtu.be/Zn-OXiEEqRI


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That was fascinating - I thought the judge was smashing ha!

Were gonna spend millions on this -- give him life (moo)- he will probably get killed cause of the pregnancy murder.

 

[dyannaON]

He is back[emoji849]

https://youtu.be/tSuuI9qgGGc

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[al66pine]

He is back[emoji849]
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DyannaON
Thanks a miiiiillion for bringing link to hearing to thread.

This vid is ~25min:50sec, w judge entering ct room at ~7:00min, so audio of hearing starts then.
Appearing for St of FL: Brad King, Rick Ridgewood (Ridgeway?),and Ryan Williams.
Appearing for defense: Markeith Loyd, pro se; with standby counsel: Ms (Tucker?).
Loyd enters motion for Miami atty Terrence Lenamon (?) to rep him. http://lenamonlaw.com/


Judge reserves ruling on St of FL motion for buccal /DNA swab from Loyd, until issue of def. counsel is resolved.
Judge reserves ruling on Loyd's motion to appt Lenamon as def counsel, until next Mon Ap 10, so he can -
-do research,
-talk w Judicial __ Commission (?) re billing of def counsel, and
- talk in ct w Lenamon, re logistics, and
-poss'ly appt local-to-Orange-County counsel.

Scheduled: Wed Ap. 12: pretrial conf. May 1: Trial.

A bit O/T:
Some commenters at link discuss the SRT team surrounding defendant as "eye candy."

Also imo interesting: def-pro se's filed motion for a named atty to be appt'ed (and paid for) by st, rather than being rep'ed by pub-def'er's ofc or that st's alt-list. Expensive trial?
Anybody recall such a motion being granted, if def's motion is for 'specifically-named-atty' who does not serve pro bono.??? TiA.

 

[dyannaON]

I haven't watched this so I don't know what is happening. I just wanted to post before I forget.

https://youtu.be/kxdHIncYY64


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[al66pine]

I haven't watched this so I don't know what is happening. I just wanted to post before I forget.
https://youtu.be/kxdHIncYY64. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

dyannaON
Thx again for link to hearing vid, which runs ~1hr + few minutes. As before, w lead up time & recesses, prob'ly runs 30-40 min, starting ~9min in.

Judge cautioned against use of cell phones or any electronic devices. Also in future hearings & at trial, wearing t-shirts w images of Def or victims or stmts by them are prohibited in ct room.

Ping-ponged around again ---
1. whether Def wants to rep self or allow ct to appt counsel. Judge denied Def's motion to appt Lenamon from Miami-Dade area as st-pd counsel for him. Wheedon (sp?) is now Def counsel, 1st chair.

2. Other motions re limiting/restricting discovery, request for Def's DNA, objections to use of Dr. Danzinger's psych eval (a 2 p. rpt which Judge put under seal).

3. Motion re Williams Rule Evidence. FL wants to intro evd at trial about Def's "prior bad acts" which would otherwise be inadmissible, unless judge allows Def opp to object, then judge reviews and may or may not grant pre-trial motion to allow into evd at trial.
"The Williams Rule is based on the holding in the Florida state case of Williams v. Florida, 110 So. 2d 654 (Fla., 1959) in which relevant evidence of collateral crimes is admissible at jury trial when it does not go to prove the "bad character" or "criminal propensity" of the defendant but is used to show motive, intent, knowledge, modus operandi, or lack of mistake."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williams_Rule and https://www.jacksonvillecriminaldefenselawyerblog.com/2011/02/floridas-williams-rule-require.html

4. In seeking D/Pen, FL wants to intro several 'aggravating factors" w both cases.

^ 2, 3, & 4 ^ will be addressed in future hearing, scheduled for Monday.

Just what I recall. Corrections or clarifications are welcome.

 

[0101ABA]

Markeith Loyd's resisting arrest charge dropped

Authorities are dropping one misdemeanor count against a man charged with fatally shooting an Orlando police officer.

Prosecutors on Friday dropped a charge of resisting a law enforcement officer without violence against Markeith Loyd.