GUILTY FL - Felecia Williams, 9, raped & murdered, Temple Terrace, 16 May 2014

[MsFacetious]

I don't remember hearing about the 911 call before now. That was news to me. Wow.

This is reminding me of Kyrian Knox's case. I am anticipating a similar outcome.

NOTGUILTY - IL - Kyrian Knox, 2, Rockford, mutilated, 20 Aug 2015 - #2 *ARREST*

 

[MsFacetious]

Dan Sullivan‏Verified account @TimesDan 1m1 minute ago
We are back in the courtroom. Not sure if there is a verdict. #GranvilleRitchie @TB_Times

 

[MsFacetious]

Law & Crime Network‏Verified account @LawCrimeNetwork 6s6 seconds ago
#GranvilleRitchie - Movement in the courtroom. Unsure if it's a verdict. Watch Live:

Watch Live: Granville Ritchie on Trial for Allegedly Raping, Murdering 9-Year-Old Girl

 

[MsFacetious]

Law & Crime Network‏Verified account @LawCrimeNetwork 50s51 seconds ago
#GranvilleRitchie - The jury rang their "doorbell". That either means verdict or question. Judge not in the courtroom yet. Defendant is in.

 

[MsFacetious]

Dan Sullivan‏Verified account @TimesDan 2m2 minutes ago
There is a verdict in the Granville Ritchie trial. @TB_Times

 

[MsFacetious]

Dan Sullivan‏Verified account @TimesDan 12s13 seconds ago
All are here. The jury is being brought in.

 

[MsFacetious]

@SeesSeas VERDICT

 

[MsFacetious]

Count 1 - Murder - GUILTY
Count 2 - Sexual Battery - Guilty
Count 3 - Child abuse - Guilty

 

[MsFacetious]

Dan Sullivan‏Verified account @TimesDan 2m2 minutes ago
The verdict in the Granville Ritchie trial: GUILTY OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER. @TB_Times

Dan Sullivan‏Verified account @TimesDan 2m2 minutes ago
Count 2: Guilty of sexual battery. Count 3: Guilty of Aggravated child abuse. @TB_Times

Dan Sullivan‏Verified account @TimesDan 14s15 seconds ago
Granville Ritchie has been found guilty of first-degree murder, sexual battery, and aggravated child abuse in the 2014 death of 9-year-old Felecia Williams. @TB_Times

 

[SeesSeas]

Penalty phase tomorrow - Will he get death?
Dalia Dangerfield‏ @DangerDalia 15m15 minutes ago
Granville Ritchie showed no emotion after the verdict was read. He's been found guilty of premeditated and felony murder, guilty of sexual battery and guilty of aggravated child abuse. @BN9 #bn9hillsborough

Verdict: Granville Ritchie Found Guilty of Murder, Rape
UPDATED 4:30 PM ET Sep. 25, 2019
TAMPA, Fla. — A jury found Granville Ritchie guilty of murder and rape Wednesday afternoon in the 2014 killing of 9-year-old Felecia Williams. The trial will proceed to the penalty phase starting at 9:30 a.m. Thursday.
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[SeesSeas]

Granville Ritchie Trial - YouTube
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Granville Ritchie Trial Verdict
Sep 25, 2019
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[SeesSeas]

Regarding the penalty phase, in the Verdict video I heard the judge mention Dr Lazarou. . . sounds like for the prosecution. This will be interesting. She is a forensic psychiatrist and testified for the prosecution earlier this year in the Jonchuck trial and Nachtman trial.
La Coop P.A.- Forensic Mental Health Psychiatrist Doctor Expert Witness in Tampa - Clearwater - Florida

I wonder who the "CONFIDENTIAL NEURO-PSYCHIATRIST" is:
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Case Number: 14-CF-011992-A
Defendant RITCHIE, GRANVILLE ASHANTI
09/25/2019 MOTION FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES FOR CONFIDENTIAL NEURO-PSYCHIATRIST

 

[SeesSeas]

LIVE link:
Watch Live: Granville Ritchie Sentencing Hearing in Murder of 9-Year-Old Felecia Williams
Florida man Granville Ritchie, 40, is set to be sentenced in the first-degree murder of Felecia Williams, 9. He was also convicted Wednesday of charges including rape. The sentencing is expected to last through Thursday and Friday in a Hillsborough County courtroom. You can watch it in the player above.

Penalty Phase Begins in Granville Ritchie Murder Trial
UPDATED 8:31 AM ET Sep. 26, 2019
TAMPA, Fla. — A jury found Granville Ritchie guilty of murder and rape Wednesday afternoon in the 2014 killing of 9-year-old Felecia Williams. The trial will proceed to the penalty phase starting at 9:30 a.m. Thursday.
Ritchies faces either life in prison or the death penalty.

 

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Dan Sullivan‏Verified account @TimesDan 2m2 minutes ago
Back in court this morning for the start of the penalty phase of the Granville Ritchie trial. The same jury that yesterday found Ritchie guilty of the murder of Felecia Williams will be asked to sentence him to death. @TB_Times

Dan Sullivan‏Verified account @TimesDan 2m2 minutes ago
Prosecutors have cited two aggravating factors that they say qualify the death penalty. 1. That the victim was less than 12 years old. 2. That the murder was committed during the commission of sexual battery and aggravated child abuse. @TB_Times

Dan Sullivan‏Verified account @TimesDan 2m2 minutes ago
Ritchie's defense has said they will argue 12 mitigating factors, which might make life in prison more appropriate. The factors they've cited include a lack of prior criminal history, childhood mental and physical abuse, a childhood head injury ... @TB_Times

Dan Sullivan‏Verified account @TimesDan 3m3 minutes ago
... exposure to poverty and violence during his upbringing in his native Jamaica, and kindness and generosity to others. @TB_Times

Dan Sullivan‏Verified account @TimesDan 3m3 minutes ago
If the jury finds that at least one aggravating factor outweighs the mitigating factors, they can impose a death sentence. Their final decision must be unanimous. If they are not unanimous, the sentence will be life in prison. @TB_Times

 

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Dan Sullivan‏Verified account @TimesDan 3m3 minutes ago
Correction: As openings begin, ASA Jennifer Johnson says there is a third aggravating factor they intend to prove: that the murder was especially heinous, atrocious and cruel. @TB_Times

1. Dalia Dangerfield‏ @DangerDalia 6m6 minutes ago
   There will soon be opening statements in the sentencing for Granville Ritchie. The jury has to be unanimous for a death sentence. @BN9 #bn9hillsborough
   
2. Dalia Dangerfield‏ @DangerDalia 9m9 minutes ago
   Life in prison or death. That's what convicted child murderer Granville Ritchie is facing. He was found guilty Wednesday of raping and killing 9-year-old Felecia Williams. The sentencing phase has just started. The judge is speaking with the jury now. @BN9 #bn9hillsborough

Law & Crime Network‏Verified account @LawCrimeNetwork 5m5 minutes ago
THREE LIVE TRIALS on https://lawandcrime.com/ - #AmberGuyger #MarkelMurder #GranvilleRitchie penalty phase

 

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Dalia Dangerfield‏ @DangerDalia 2m2 minutes ago
Felecia Williams mother is taking the stand in the sentencing phase of the Granville Ritchie murder trial. @BN9 @bn9hillsborough

 

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Dalia Dangerfield‏ @DangerDalia 2m2 minutes ago
Felecia Williams mother is taking the stand in the sentencing phase of the Granville Ritchie murder trial. @BN9 @bn9hillsborough

thank you for these updates. I am so very glad it is a guilty verdict.

 

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Dan Sullivan‏Verified account @TimesDan 1m1 minute ago
Court is taking a break after one of the jurors began crying during the victim impact statement of Felecia Demerson, the victim’s mother, in the penalty phase of the Granville Ritchie trial. @TB_Times

 

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Dalia Dangerfield‏ @DangerDalia 2h2 hours ago
A female juror started crying during Felecia Demerson's impact statement about her daughter Felecia Williams. The judge took a short break and spoke to juror. The juror said she was sad about someone close to her who died and it brought back those feelings. @BN9 #bn9hillsborough

1. Dan Sullivan‏Verified account @TimesDan 2h2 hours ago
   Before court resumes, the juror is brought in and questioned. She says she recently suffered a loss and the victim impact testimony brought back the feelings of grief. But she says she thinks she can continue on and put that aside. @TB_Times
2. Dan Sullivan‏Verified account @TimesDan 2h2 hours ago
   ASA Scott Harmon responds that, from what he saw, the juror handled the situation responsibly, shieding her face from the other jurors, and notifying the judge she needed a break. The judge agrees. @TB_Times
3. Dan Sullivan‏Verified account @TimesDan 2h2 hours ago
   With the jury out of the courtroom, attorney Daniel Henrnandez asks Judge Sisco to strike the entire panel because of the juror's display of emotion. @TB_Times
4. Dan Sullivan‏Verified account @TimesDan 2h2 hours ago
   Court is taking a break after one of the jurors began crying during the victim impact statement of Felecia Demerson, the victim’s mother, in the penalty phase of the Granville Ritchie trial. @TB_Times