Friday, January 10, 2025
Case Against Men Accused of Shooting at FedEx Driver Features Rare Dismissal Due to Brady Violation
According to a Mississippi Free Press article,
A Lincoln County judge on Monday dismissed all charges against two white men who prosecutors accused of shooting at D’Monterrio Gibson, a Black FedEx driver, while he was making deliveries in Brookhaven, Miss., in January 2022.
The article goes onto note that
Mississippi Circuit Court Judge David Strong declared a mistrial on Aug. 17, 2023, citing the fact that Brookhaven Police Department Detective Vincent Fernando withheld a recorded interview he conducted with Gibson at the police station after the incident. The judge said he improperly testified about finding guns in the home of one of the defendants and shell casings outside.
Helpfully, the article contains a link to the judge's order. The pertinent part of that order reads as follows:
-CM
https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/evidenceprof/2025/01/case-against-men-accused-of-shooting-a-fedex-driver-features-rare-dismissal-to-to-brady-violation.html