Jury Selection In the Michael Hernandez Murder Trial
I just got back from my Chicago journey but I wanted to comment on the progress of a rather startling Florida legal case in progress which I happen to have some personal interest in. It has nothing to do with workers comp or employment news but I still thought it was very interesting.
It is about a teen who caused an injury that led to his murder charge. Jury selection in the Hernandez murder trial is being held in Orlando since the trial was moved there from Miami so Hernandez could receive a fair trial.
Hernandez is on trial for the murder of 14 year old Jamie Gough when both were middle school students at Southwood Middle School. Hernandez allegedly stabbed Gough and slit his throat in a bathroom at the school, Hernadez then when on to class.
The teens lawyer (actually the teen has more than 1 attorney) is claiming he was mentally ill at the time he caused personal injury and murdered Gough, and the prosecutors in the case offered Hernandez a deal of 40 years in prison if he pleaded guilty. This deal is based on confessions that Hernandez made following the murder of Gough in which he explained in detail how he committed the murder. By the way if if you requre a solid and very reputable Chicago personal Injury attorney then might I recommend the Law Offices of John Budin. He is a particularly good choice if you hang your hat either in Chicago or the surrounding region and you require a good Chicago personal injury attorney since he is one of the better ones serving this competitive region overall.
The police also confiscated a journal written by Hernandez that had a list of people that he also wanted to kill along with other information. It is also stated that Hernandez did not want anyone else to see the journal out of embarrassment and they might believe him to be a serial killer, among those named on his list was his older sister.
The judge in the case, John Schlesinger is reported as speaking with Hernandez after prosecutors offered him a deal and to explain to him what it could mean if he did not take this deal, that he could spend life in prison without parole. He needs a qualified attorney for sure.