Miami DE Bryan Pata killed in shooting

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Rarely do I approve of big-ticket suits to compensate for tragedies - this would be one of the clear exceptions.

 

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Great ESPN Outside The Lines (OTL) story on Brian Pata:

Tom DiPace for ESPN.com
Two years after her son's death, Jeanette Pata is still regularly overcome by emotion.

ESPN - Praying for Closure - E-ticket

 

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Jurors deadlock, judge declares mistrial in Miami football murder case

Jurors sent out a pair of notes on their second day of deliberations to say they were hopelessly deadlocked.

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Jurors deadlock, judge declares mistrial in Miami football murder case​

A judge declared a mistrial Monday in the murder trial of former Miami Hurricanes player Rashaun Jones, accused of the shooting of teammate Bryan Pata in 2006.

About an hour after the six jurors began their second day of deliberations, Florida 11th Circuit Judge Cristina Miranda came into the courtroom to address the attorneys, reading a statement from the jurors: "At this point we are deadlocked with no one willing to move." Miranda instructed them to keep trying, but after about another hour, they again said they could not render a verdict.

Afterward, one jury member who asked to remain anonymous told ESPN that only one of the six jurors wanted to convict Jones.
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Alvarez said the defense will "certainly try" to introduce new evidence at a retrial. Miranda, who ruled against most defense motions regarding other possible theories in the case, apparently would preside once again.

Pata's brother Edwin spoke for the victim's family saying, "Bryan would want us to continue to press, to continue to fight, to continue to stay strong, and that's what we're going to do.
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