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Wife got summoned today. She will be excused because we have friends that are local leo that know about the case and we have talked about plus she is a stay at home mom for a child under 6 (which is an exemption).
The case is from 2004, this scumbag kid Blaine D. Ross smashed his parents head in with a bat. He got sentenced to death in 2007 but now he has been granted a retrial.
She replied in the questionaire if she knew of the case and had an opinion and she basically said yes, he's a worthless human being that does not deserve a retrial and should suffer the same fate as his parents. If for some reason the baby exemption doesn't work I'm sure her strong and biased opinion will seal the deal, lol.
They tell you in bold print in the summons that you cannot research the case by any source of media nor can you discuss the summons with anyone. The packet of do's and don't is pretty thick.
"Ross, 29, is accused of beating his parents to death with a baseball bat in January 2004. In 2007, he was convicted of first-degree murder and robbery and was sentenced to death.
He was the first person in nearly 20 years sentenced to death in Manatee County.
But the Florida Supreme Court later ordered that Ross have a new trial after "justices ruled that Manatee County Sheriff’s Office Detective William Waldron violated Ross’ Miranda rights by taking him through several hours of grueling questioning without reading him his rights first. Miranda outlines a person’s right to remain silent and to obtain an attorney," a 2010 Bradenton Herald article reads.
Three dissenting judges pointed out that Ross signed a waiver of his rights just before confessing to the slayings, the article said."
The case is from 2004, this scumbag kid Blaine D. Ross smashed his parents head in with a bat. He got sentenced to death in 2007 but now he has been granted a retrial.
She replied in the questionaire if she knew of the case and had an opinion and she basically said yes, he's a worthless human being that does not deserve a retrial and should suffer the same fate as his parents. If for some reason the baby exemption doesn't work I'm sure her strong and biased opinion will seal the deal, lol.
They tell you in bold print in the summons that you cannot research the case by any source of media nor can you discuss the summons with anyone. The packet of do's and don't is pretty thick.
"Ross, 29, is accused of beating his parents to death with a baseball bat in January 2004. In 2007, he was convicted of first-degree murder and robbery and was sentenced to death.
He was the first person in nearly 20 years sentenced to death in Manatee County.
But the Florida Supreme Court later ordered that Ross have a new trial after "justices ruled that Manatee County Sheriff’s Office Detective William Waldron violated Ross’ Miranda rights by taking him through several hours of grueling questioning without reading him his rights first. Miranda outlines a person’s right to remain silent and to obtain an attorney," a 2010 Bradenton Herald article reads.
Three dissenting judges pointed out that Ross signed a waiver of his rights just before confessing to the slayings, the article said."
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