ROBBERY DEFENDANT FACES 20 YEARS JURY DEADLOCKS ON ATTEMPTED MURDER.Byline: Karen Maeshiro Staff Writer LANCASTER - A 25-year-old Rosamond man who acted as his own attorney faces up to 20 years in prison after jurors deadlocked on an attempted murder In the criminal law, attempted murder is committed when the defendant does an act that is more than merely preparatory to the commission of the crime of murder and, at the time of these acts, the person has a specific intention to kill. charge but convicted him of other crimes. Arthur Roberson was charged in a bungled bun·gle v. bun·gled, bun·gling, bun·gles v.intr. To work or act ineptly or inefficiently. v.tr. To handle badly; botch. See Synonyms at botch. n. 1999 home-invasion robbery in which Kenneth Morgan Kenneth Morgan may be:
``It was an accident,'' Deputy District Attorney Robert Sherwood said of Roberson's shooting. A Lancaster Superior Court jury convicted Roberson on Friday of attempted robbery and burglary, but deadlocked 8-4 in favor of acquitting him of attempted murder and 11-1 for convicting him of assault with a deadly weapon Assault with a Deadly Weapon is the term used to describe the act of threatening to harm one or more people by using a weapon (usually a firearm). Here, assault must be differentiated from battery as they are often confused. Assault is threatening to use force. . This was Roberson's second trial in the robbery. In his first trial, in which he also defended himself, a Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Superior Court jury deadlocked on all charges. Roberson denied breaking into the victim's Lancaster apartment. A defense witness testified that Roberson was wounded during a drive-by shooting drive-by shooting Public health A phenomenon in which one or more persons–commonly members of street gangs, open fire à la Al Capone from moving vehicles, often in retaliation for an alleged wrong-doing by a rival gang , said Patrick Little Patrick J. (P.J.) Little (17 June 1884 – 16 May 1963) was a senior Irish Fianna Fáil politician. Little was engaged in politics throughout much of his life. Following the Easter Rising in 1916 he had formed, together with Stephen O'Mara, the Irish National League, who , a private investigator who was appointed by the court to assist Roberson in his defense. Roberson was brought to the courtroom each day in a wheelchair, although he didn't use the wheelchair in court. Roberson was previously convicted of robbery in 1996, and this latest case represents his second strike under the state's ``three strikes, you're out'' law, Sherwood said. Roberson has another pending case in which he is charged with possessing a weapon while in custody. Morgan entered a plea last December to an assault charge and is scheduled to be sentenced in May. Roberson and Morgan were charged with entering a Lancaster apartment in June 1999 and asking the victim for money. When the victim said he didn't have any, he was ordered to lie down and was told he was going to die, Sherwood said. Morgan opened fire, wounding both the victim and Roberson, and Morgan and Roberson fled, with Morgan dropping his injured co-defendant off at Antelope Valley Hospital. Informed by the victim that one intruder was shot, deputies checked with local hospitals for a gunshot victim, and arrested Roberson at the hospital. A car matching the description of the one seen at the hospital was later traced to the Tropic Motel on Sierra Highway, where Morgan was taken into custody, officials said. |
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