THE COURT: [Prosecutor], you're testifying. In two conversations, Davis, using a cellular phone in his car, directed Hardy to Groves by giving detailed descriptions of what she was wearing. Substantial planning and premeditation is not established by simply showing that a murder was premeditated, nor that some small amount of planning preceded it. Here, the proposed instruction for a considerable or large amount of planning is substantively covered in the final jury charge, where substantial planning is defined as requiring a considerable amount of planning preceding the killing. As for the definition of substantial premeditation, there is no reasonable likelihood that the jury would have applied the instruction in a way that prevented consideration of evidence. 416 F.3d at 439 (internal citations omitted). Larry Preston Williams Sr. was a police officer in New Orleans in the late 1960s and 1970s. 01-30656, 2001 WL 34712238, at *3 (5th Cir. Jasmine Groves waits for you to give her justice. It's intended to mean the same thing.. The verdict form also included a catch-all category: G.Other factors in Len Davis's background or character mitigate against imposition of a death sentence. Here, the jury decides whether the aggravating factors sufficiently outweigh statutory or non-statutory mitigating factors to warrant a death sentence or, absent mitigating factors, whether the aggravators alone warrant that sentence. The factor states, in relevant part, The defendant committed the offense after substantial planning and premeditation to cause the death of a person. 18 U.S.C. Even if the argument were not waived, it would be unavailing on the merits. ", "We were concerned that he may engage in acts of violence. In his third claim, Davis alleges that the prosecution engaged in misconduct by (1) introducing evidence about his and Hardy's involvement in violence; (2) improperly cross-examining his defense expert; and (3) presenting arguments to the jury about Davis's and Hardy's involvement in violence, in violation of his due process rights. "In September, a disturbing development occurred, " Gallagher said. FN7. WebNightwatch: With Holly Monteleone, Titus Tero, Keeley Williams, Dan Flynn. THE COURT: [Prosecutor], please stop testifying in your questions. He is survived by his wife and two young children. FN11. No products in the cart. Don't let that happen..FN12. Jackson, 549 F.3d at 974-75 (testimony); Causey, 185 F.3d at 418-19 (arguments). In this case, admitting Williams's and Duncan's testimony regarding Hardy's reputation as a killer was not plain error. This briefing is insufficient for the purposes of Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 28(a), and therefore the issue is deemed waived. FN13. In April, when agents set up a drug warehouse at 420 Franklin Ave. and asked for around-the-clock police guards, Davis said he would have to "to bring in other officers to help, " Gallagher said. The FDPA requires this court to review whether the evidence supports a special finding of the existence of an aggravating factor. See id. Hi - I'm a native of New Orleans now living in California. 938, 947 (E.D.La.1996). [15] His conviction was upheld on appeal. The Eighth Amendment requires that, in a capital case, the sentencing jury be able to consider and give effect to the defendant's mitigating evidence. Davis first raises a challenge under Batson v. Kentucky, 476 U.S. 79 (1986) to the jurors selected in his 1996 trial. In reply, the Government stated that Williams's request for a plea agreement was rejected, but if he cooperated without an agreement, witness protection would be made available. Accordingly, the law of the case doctrine precludes review of his claim in this appeal. If you don't return a sentence of death, you're giving him a free pass for killing Kim Marie Groves. At 10 P.M. on Oct. 13, You see, ladies and gentlemen, this crime not only involved one victim, but 500,000 victims, the people of the city of New Orleans. WebWilliams was a 25-year-old New Orleans police officer assigned to the 7th District. During rebuttal summation, the prosecution also argued that, The city of New Orleans had to endure the reign of terror of Len Davis and the murderers he was protecting. According to this argument, the surveillance recordings showed Davis as an unrepentant, narcissist killer who is willing to unleash people like Paul Hardy on the citizens of New Orleans and anybody who dared, had the audacity to dare to stand up to Len Davis. The prosecutor also stated that Davis was a police officer who routinely not only protected drug dealers and murderers but also actively counseled them on how and when to commit murder and mayhem. The prosecutor told jurors that Davis deserved no mercy, because he had misused his position as a police officer not to protect and serve the citizens of the community, but to terrorize them and to victimize them. The prosecutor argued, You see, ladies and gentlemen, this crime not only involved one victim, but 500,000 victims, the people of the city of New Orleans. For if not him, who? denied, 546 U.S. 1098 (2006), decided shortly after Miller-El, we determined that Miller-El did not change controlling law: [T]he [Miller-El] Court considered the type and quantum of record evidence required to demonstrate a Batson violation. The final list of factors included the following, in relevant part: A. Meanwhile, he said, agents kept a close eye on Davis and were prepared to arrest him at "any time of the day or night. What surprised authorities most, however, was the ease at which new officers were brought into the sting. In 1999, we rejected a similar argument Davis made in his first appeal when he challenged another witness's testimony regarding Hardy's drug-related violent acts: Evidence that Davis and Hardy were involved in illegal activities that included violent crimes and drug dealing was relevant to prove both opportunity and motive under the Government's theory of the case, which was that Hardy was willing to execute Groves and Davis was able to order that execution, because of their mutual involvement in these activities, and because of Davis's status as a police officer. Other questions:subscriberservices@theadvocate.com. While the jury determines aggravating factors unanimously and beyond a reasonable doubt, it determines mitigating factors individually and by a preponderance of the information. 18 U.S.C. Several officers still await trial, including two facing murder charges. [19], Hardy was convicted of conspiracy to violate Groves' civil rights and of witness tampering. Defense counsel offered Streed as an expert in police administration, procedures, training, supervision, and administration with particular emphasis on the description and analysis of stress affecting law enforcement officers, and particularly officer-involved use of force cases.. The remarks were drawn from evidence in the record and could be inferred from the evidence the jury heard. The weighing is not numeric; the perceived significance, not the number, of aggravating and mitigating factors determines the decision. Jones, 527 U.S. at 408. Life here is no punishment at all. He gets life, he wins again [I]f you don't return a sentence of death, which is the only just sentence in this case, Len Davis will be celebrating again tonight. denied, 130 S.Ct. At the selection phase, the prosecutor again argued that Hardy was a killer by trade, and that Davis had aided and abetted Hardy and his associates in their criminal activities. Williams was familiar with the letter, and that the Government told him they can do that-i.e., file the 5K letter-but [t]hey didn't guarantee me that they would or would not either., In 2001, after we remanded for re-sentencing, Davis filed a motion to obtain Williams's plea agreement pursuant to Brady and Giglio. Given the contradictory authority, and our lack of circuit precedent on the issue, the district court's error, if any, was not clear or obvious. In April 1996, Davis and his co-defendants were tried jointly before a jury. The Supreme Court reiterated the standard of review in an earlier opinion involving the same Batson challenge raised in Miller-El. Government Exhibit LD-9 is the wiretap excerpt of a conversation between Hardy and Davis the evening of October 13, 1994, when Davis first mentions his desire for Hardy to kill Groves..FN8. Finally, the prosecutor argued other facts, such as [t]he death penalty was an act [sic] for murderers like this and murderers like Len Davis. WebCops 1 season Reality 2017 English audio TV-PG Buy Featuring police officers, constables and sheriff's deputies patrolling streets for car thieves, drug pushers, sex-trade workers, 8. October 13th would see Officer Davis, in a police cruiser and in uniform, begin the hunt for Miss Groves with his partner Sammie Williams riding shotgun. 12. Davis timely appealed. A big break in the case came when Davis - described as the ringleader of the nine cops - asked for a cellular telephone to conduct business with the undercover agents. And what does Davis, the defendant, do? Streed was the defense's only mitigation witness. [20] The witness tampering conviction would be later overturned. Davis also argues that our standard of review in his first appeal is clearly erroneous in light of Snyder and Miller-El. In his seventh claim, Davis asserts that the district court committed plain error in instructing the jury on mitigating evidence or in drafting the verdict forms on the same. Davis argues that his constitutional privilege against self-incrimination was violated by the italicized remarks, which highlighted his silence (particularly because he was absent from the proceedings). Therefore, neither decision raises any ex post facto or due process concerns. Q. Causey, 185 F.3d at 413-16. The jury found that Davis and Hardy intentionally killed Groves after substantial planning and premeditation. Upon conviction for a homicide, the FDPA provides for a separate, post-conviction penalty proceeding. Davis was initially sentenced to death on April 26, 1996. He used his position and the NOPDs resources to orchestrate On October 10, 1994, Kim Groves witnessed an NOPD police officer pistol-whipping her nephew. The FBI agents who testified at the same hearing stated that they assumed Williams had an agreement, and indicated as such in their summaries of interviews with him after his arrest. denied, 530 U.S. 1277 (2000). A premeditated murder is one committed upon deliberation and prior design. Specifically, Davis argues that Miller-El v. Dretke, 544 U.S. 231 (2005) and Snyder v. Louisiana, 552 US. Your response to his behavior cannot be tepid, it cannot be timid, it must be certain and it must be in kind and it must express our outrage and unyielding commitment to the rule of law.[Len Davis] deserves justice and justice can only be had in this case if the death penalty is imposed [Y]ou are the dispensers of justice in this particular case. And I want you to listen to what I'm saying. The information about the witness protection was not favorable to Davis because the jury may have assumed that Williams needed protection from Davis, who allegedly had Groves killed for filing a complaint against him. Police procedurals are stasis machines. In his fourth claim, Davis complains that the victim-impact testimony and the prosecution's arguments related to that evidence were erroneous. FindLaw.com Free, trusted legal information for consumers and legal professionals, SuperLawyers.com Directory of U.S. attorneys with the exclusive Super Lawyers rating, Abogado.com The #1 Spanish-language legal website for consumers, LawInfo.com Nationwide attorney directory and legal consumer resources. Further, the Government did not mention Poonie during any other point in the trial, and did not argue about Poonie or his war with Hardy in summation. The district court had previously severed Davis and Hardy's re-sentencing hearings. At the eligibility phase, the prosecutor opened by telling jurors they would hear how Davis had developed a particular relationship with Paul Hardy, a street assassin to the extent where he protected Hardy. Then, in summation, the prosecutor used similar language to discuss Hardy while playing some of the wiretap tapes: You know too from the tapes and testimony of Sammie Williams that the defendant is protecting a murder [sic] and dope dealer by the name of Paul Hardy. . The officers indicted Wednesday - Davis, Williams, Sgt. Former New Orleans Police Officer Antoinette FrankCity of New Orleans police officer Ronnie Williams was 25 years old when his partner on the force, Antoinette Frank, and her accomplice Rogers Lacaze, shot him dead at point blank range as he moonlighted at a restaurant in New Orleans 9th Ward. Davis also places much weight on evidence of his violence-free prison record during the 11 years between his arrest in 1994 and his sentencing in 2005. One of the officers, a 5th District sergeant, is a commander. We AFFIRM. Draft: Selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the 6th round (164th overall) of the 1998 NFL Draft. He won't be punished at all. Start a rewarding career. We preempted those acts of violence with suggestions to people that they may not want to stay in a particular location.". FN3. WebWASHINGTONThe Justice Department announced today that five officers from the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) were sentenced in connection with the federal civil I just got through watching Fatal Encounter, episode of Officer Ronnie Williams being shot and killed. Agents spent the following weeks investigating the murder, U.S. Attorney Eddie Jordan Jr. said. The jury found Davis and Hardy guilty on all three counts, and found Causey guilty on Counts 1 and 2; it could not reach a verdict on Count 3 as to Causey. that they were contemplating ripping off the couriers. FN16. The conversations simply did not alert us to what would occur. For example, the jury heard the FBI wiretap tapes in which Davis discussed with Hardy a murder he thought Hardy had ordered:And you can't go to jail for putting a hit on somebody, Paul. J.R. March 4, 2020. When Ronald Doucette resigned from Delgado in 2014, college officials replaced him with another former New Orleans police officer: Julie Lea, a former lieutenant in internal affairs. The evidence included recorded telephone conversations between Davis and Hardy discussing Groves's complaint and the plan to shoot her. In addition, the court's instructions regarding consideration of mitigation evidence ensured that the jurors considered the mitigation factors correctly. 90, 111-112 (D.D.C.2000) ([W]hatever violent or criminal capabilities Cooer [sic] has outside the prison walls will have no probative value when [he] will spend the rest of his life in prison). Specifically, Davis argues that his conviction for violating Groves's civil rights was a lesser-included offense of his conviction for conspiring to violate her civil rights. If you don't return a sentence of death, you're giving him a free pass for killing Kim Marie Groves. 01-30656, 2001 WL 34712238, at *3 (5th Cir. United States v. Wicker, 933 F.2d 284, 290 (5th Cir.1991) (no plain error where not only was there no objection, but also the district court interrupted the prosecutor sua-sponte immediately after these comments were made to remind her that she was making an improper argument and provided a general cautionary instruction to the jury). The Fifth Circuit, however, reversed his death sentence when his conviction for witness tampering was thrown out. We also find that no exceptions to the law of the case doctrine apply. She testified that the request had been made [s]o it can be over and so Davis could spend the rest of his life thinking about what he did.10. Well, back in that record year of homicides back in 1994, the Florida housing project led all other projects with 23 homicides-. This hybrid representation resulted from motions Davis filed regarding his right to self-representation. If a policeman killing a citizen using a drug dealer that he is protecting is not enough, then what is? Show Transcript. The prejudice step sets a high bar The determinative question is whether the prosecutor's remarks cast serious doubt on the correctness of the jury's verdict. Id. And it was an insult on our entire criminal justice system. The telephone also was used to monitor the telephone calls in which Davis allegedly ordered Groves' murder. See 18 U.S.C. United States v. Millsaps, 157 F.3d 989, 993 (5th Cir.1998) (citing Zafiro v. United States, 506 U.S. 534, 540 (1993)). [A] prior decision of this [C]ourt will be followed without reexamination unless (i) the evidence on a subsequent trial was substantially different, (ii) controlling authority has since made a contrary decision of the law applicable to such issues, or (iii) the decision was clearly erroneous and would work a manifest injustice. Williams, 517 F.3d at 806-07 (citations omitted); Becerra, 155 F.3d at 752-53. After it's done, go straight Uptown and call me." Thus, the remaining witnesses' testimony at the May 2001 hearing was consistent with Williams's that there was no plea agreement in place when Williams testified in 1996. Five of the victims were men, but some of them were reportedly transgender. Did you research that, Dr. Streed? WebSammy Williams. At the hearing on the motion in May 2005, Davis19 argued that Williams's trial testimony demonstrated discrepancies consistent with a Brady violation. On several occasions, Len Davis answered calls for assistance from fellow officers who were being shot at and assisted in apprehension of the suspects, putting his own life in danger to save the lives of his fellow officers. at 1373. I wanted to express my sympathy for the Williams family. Police officers put their lives at risk every day in the line of duty. He says many of the issues highlighted in the report were some of the same issues that confronted the department back when he was on the force. (citations omitted). Stated another way, evidence of Davis's past dangerousness is not negated by non-violent conduct in prison during a time when he is on display while the appeal of his death sentence is pending. In 2018, the city of New Orleans settled a lawsuit with Groves' three children in the sum of $1.5 million. Factor G. on the verdict form, the catch-all factor, permitted the jury to consider whether [o]ther factors in Len Davis's background or character mitigate against imposition of a death sentence, thereby covering any factors that had been condensed. In December 1994, the Government filed a one-count federal indictment against Davis, Hardy, and Causey, followed by a three-count superseding indictment and a second superseding indictment. FN1. For example, the jury heard the FBI wiretap tapes in which Davis discussed with Hardy a murder he thought Hardy had ordered:And you can't go to jail for putting a hit on somebody, Paul. Id. The special interrogatory on the verdict forms, however, asked whether he posed a threat of future dangerousness to the lives and safety of other persons in prison. (emphasis added). On cross-examination, the Government questioned Streed regarding his knowledge of Davis's case, the Fifth District, Operation Shattered Shield, and other people involved in the case. ), cert denied, 129 S.Ct. Davis, Hardy and Causey are charged with conspiring to violate the civil rights of Groves by killing her, a crime punishable by death. denied, 540 U.S. 1093 (2003). The district court denied the motion, holding that victim impact evidence is relevant, admissible, and constitutional. This is precisely what the prosecution did here. Special Agent Juan Jackson, the undercover FBI agent acting as a drug dealer, testified that Davis was a leader in what he thought was a major drug operation and increased his responsibilities in the operation in a few months' time span. Websammy williams new orleans copdeny the witch 9th edition rulesdeny the witch 9th edition rules This apparently has been an ongoing issue. Williams's sentencing judge was different from Davis's trial judge. At about 9:45 p.m., Davis called Hardy to complain; Hardy assured him that the murder would get done. We also vacated Davis's and Hardy's death sentences as to all three counts because the jury did not make separate recommendations concerning the appropriate penalty for each count of the conviction. Next, Davis urges that the Government withheld material evidence about Williams in violation of Brady v. Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963) and Giglio v. United States, 405 U.S. 150 (1972). Finally, the Government presented instances during Davis's incarceration in which he talked back to prison guards and was involved in disciplinary infractions. At various times, the police officers conducted counter-surveillance of the undercover agents. That shit ain't gonna fly, man. Each faces up to life in prison, while Davis could face the death penalty in connection with Groves' murder. Because there was no contemporaneous objection to the testimony, the line of cross-examination, or the prosecutor's arguments, we review each act of alleged misconduct for plain error. At the close of the selection phase hearing, the district court charged the following aggravating factor to the jury: That Mr. Davis poses a threat of future dangerousness to the lives and safety of other persons while imprisoned. The jury unanimously found that the Government had proven this factor beyond a reasonable doubt. At the conclusion of the hearing, the court agreed with the prosecutor that new information could be brought out at re-sentencing if Williams testified. You hear it, they talk about families, girlfriends, they talk about things other than the business of dope and the business of murder. FN19. Police Officer Ronald A. Williams, II, New Orleans Police See Causey, 185 F.3d at 412-21. The 2005 re-sentencing jury was different from the jury that convicted Davis in 1996. Williams, Davis's partner in 1994, also testified that Davis recruited other police officers to guard warehouses of drugs and to escort drug couriers in their deliveries, and that Davis paid the recruits from money received from the undercover FBI agent. We therefore will not reverse Davis's sentence on this ground. . (quoting United States v. Collins, 972 F.2d 1385, 1406 (5th Cir.1992)). During the first or eligibility phase of the trial, Williams testified that Davis introduced him to Hardy. A. There's no question that perhaps as many as 15 to 20 more officers could have been apprehended, " Jordan said. The charge, [t]here is no requirement that the government prove that the defendant deliberated for any particular period of time, was given in the context of the remaining elements of the charge, including, [i]t must, however, show that the defendant had enough time to become fully aware of what he intended to do and to substantially think it over before he acted. Given that the term substantial could have denoted a thing of high magnitude on its own, the remaining elements of the jury charge served to underscore that definition. Under this or the plain error standard, Davis's claim fails..FN4. We're going to be in a holy war. at 438-44 (discussing cases). If not now, when? Other participants in the drug trafficking conspiracy are now eligible to receive reduced sentences as a result of their testimony against Mr. Davis and plea agreements with the government. Groves filed a complaint against Davis with the NOPD's internal affairs office, alleging that Davis engaged in police brutality. 241 and 242). That dealer turned out to be a federal informant. Davis paged Hardy. Create a free ODMP account now for these benefits: Create an account for more options, or use this form to leave a Reflection now. Accordingly, we remanded Davis's and Hardy's cases for re-sentencing. It must, however, show that the defendant had a considerable period of time to become fully aware of what he intended to do and to think it over before he acted. Further, a violation of Section 241 or 242 that results in death still carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment or death-the same penalty that existed before Apprendi and Ring were decided. Therefore, the defendant and the government may introduce any relevant information during the sentencing hearing limited by the caveat that such information be relevant, reliable, and its probative value must outweigh the danger of unfair prejudice. United States v. Jones, 132 F.3d 232, 241 (5th Cir.1998). Federal agents were monitoring the telephone lines as the killing was discussed, but were powerless to prevent it, Gallagher said. Davis further argues that the jury may have been confused because while imprisoned implied the length of time Davis would be incarcerated (and possibly released), while in prison denotes the fact that he would be incarcerated (with no release). Appointed in October, he acknowledged that he inherited a department riddled with corruption and vowed to weed out bad officers through aggressive internal investigations. And justice can only be had by sentencing Len Davis to death. In what is being called the largest case of police corruption in the city's history, nine New Orleans officers were charged in federal court Wednesday with accepting nearly $100,000 in bribes to protect a large-scale cocaine operation run by undercover FBI agents. Williams was also ordered to pay $11,576 in restitution and Moore was sentenced to three years of supervised release. Other participants in the drug trafficking conspiracy are now eligible to receive reduced sentences as a result of their testimony against Mr. Davis and plea agreements with the government. See United States v. Davis, 609 F.3d 663, 670 (5th Cir. See United States v. Posada Rios, 158 F.3d 832, 867 (5th Cir.1998), cert. Next, Davis argues that the evidence was insufficient to prove the color of law element of Counts 1 and 2 of the indictment. A.I wasn't aware that there was a war going on between those two people, so I wouldn't have investigated it. Government Exhibit LD-9 is the wiretap excerpt of a conversation between Hardy and Davis the evening of October 13, 1994, when Davis first mentions his desire for Hardy to kill Groves. Second, the Government presented evidence of Davis's history of using sophisticated methods to conduct criminal activity. During the selection phase, the Government elicited sentencing testimony from the victim's daughter, Jasmine Groves, that Davis did not deserve life imprisonment because he had not once said he was sorry, in over 11 years since the crime. About 45 minutes later, Davis called Hardy again to complain that Hardy had not killed Groves yet, and described Groves's clothing and location in detail. Photo/Video will be published upon admin review and approval. You give him life, you don't give him death, he won't be punished at all for killing, executing Kim Marie Groves. at 242. Rather, it must be shown that there was both a considerable or large amount of premeditation and there was a considerable or large amount of planning preceding the murder. Most of the targeted officers were hired in the late 1980s, two sources said. Causey, 185 F.3d at 413 (holding that the Government's explanations for their peremptory strikes were race neutral and not outside the realm of credibility) (citing Purkett v. Elem, 514 U.S. 765, 768 (1995)).16 Here, Davis presents arguments regarding strikes against seven African-American jurors, the same jurors whose strikes he appealed to the district court and to this court in Causey. Rest in peace hero. Well, I'm hoping the government informs the judge of my cooperation and, as a result, he [the sentencing judge] will give me a lesser sentence than he otherwise may impose on me. THE COURT: [Prosecutor], please try not to testify and give information. Davis argues that this line of cross-examination implied that he and Hardy were responsible for the crime in the Fifth District. After the killing was officially logged as a murder by police, Davis and Williams were overheard celebrating the murder with Hardy, they said. See Williams, 517 F.3d at 806; McCrimmon, 443 F.3d at 461-62. 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