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Suspect in Taylor shooting will not withdraw plea

Only one of five defendants in the murder of Sean Taylor has pleaded guilty, and he recently filed a motion to withdraw that plea.

The defendant, Venjah Hunte, changed course again Friday.  He will not withdraw the plea and plans to testify against his four co-defendants.

Police say that Hunte drove the other four men to the scene, but did not enter Taylor’s house.  He will now receive a 29-year jail sentence.

Hunte’s change of heart came after a dramatic meeting with his mother, who was reportedly sobbing loudly in the courtroom.  Hunte risked getting two life sentences if he withdrew the plea.

After being allowed to meet with his mother and lawyer privately, he changed his plans.

Mr. Florio is the legal expert in these parts, but the case against Taylor’s alleged assailants will seemingly be much easier to try with Hunte’s testimony.

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20 Responses to “Suspect in Taylor shooting will not withdraw plea”
  1. SkinsFour says: Aug 7, 2009 3:49 PM

    RIP 21.

  2. Hosstyle In Tampa says: Aug 7, 2009 3:57 PM

    Just another example of “keeping it real” getting young guys in trouble…

  3. mrcmos says: Aug 7, 2009 4:01 PM

    CLUE…WITHDRAWL, NOT WITHDRAW.

  4. TFBuckFutter says: Aug 7, 2009 4:06 PM

    Holy crap…..29 years for driving the car, AND flipping on them? That seems surprisingly stiff.
    Not saying he doesn’t deserve it. Just saying it’s surprising that he gets that sentence, even after cooperating against the others, when some people don’t even do 10 years for actually committing a murder.

  5. Eaglemania says: Aug 7, 2009 4:12 PM

    Crookedsteve is a dirt bag with no respect for the game!!

  6. Eaglemania says: Aug 7, 2009 4:14 PM

    Rip Taylor !! One hell of an athlete!!!

  7. madM100 says: Aug 7, 2009 4:17 PM

    so many die too early

  8. Eaglemania says: Aug 7, 2009 4:23 PM

    Rip Taylor !! One hell of an athlete!!!

  9. tom coughlin's coat holder says: Aug 7, 2009 4:55 PM

    tfbuckfutter,after watching everybody go crazy over the plaxico gun business,check out the gun laws in florida,they are unbelievably severe.

  10. nerd says: Aug 7, 2009 4:57 PM

    The judge who disarmed him should get life.

  11. wrath4771 says: Aug 7, 2009 5:06 PM

    CLUE 2: Withdraw: 1. to take back; remove. 2. to retract or recall
    Withdrawl is the reference to a drug that causes physical dependency being used for a long time then decreased inusage or dosage.
    If you’re going to be the word police get it right.

  12. DrThunder728 says: Aug 7, 2009 5:19 PM

    Can anyone imagine the Redskins Defense if Taylor was still on the field? That’s a scary thought.

  13. alewatcher says: Aug 7, 2009 5:27 PM

    # mrcmos says: August 7, 2009 4:01 PM
    CLUE…WITHDRAWL, NOT WITHDRAW.
    ——————————-
    That’s not even a word.
    # wrath4771 says: August 7, 2009 5:06 PM
    CLUE 2: Withdraw: 1. to take back; remove. 2. to retract or recall
    Withdrawl is the reference to a drug that causes physical dependency being used for a long time then decreased inusage or dosage.
    If you’re going to be the word police get it right.
    ——————-
    Clue #3: The word is “withdrawal” when referring to drugs. “Withdrawl” is how people speak down South.

  14. VoxVeritas says: Aug 7, 2009 5:43 PM

    “Rip Taylor !! One hell of an athlete!!!”
    Rip Taylor was an athlete?

  15. VoxVeritas says: Aug 7, 2009 5:45 PM

    I thought that “withdrawl” was how a lot of southern folks speak.

  16. bbq says: Aug 7, 2009 6:28 PM

    mrcmos said:
    “CLUE…WITHDRAWL, NOT WITHDRAW.”
    CLUE…
    “WITHDRAWL” is not even a word. “WITHDRAWAL” is a word, but it’s not the appropriate word here.
    “WITHDRAW” is correct.
    Jackass.

  17. Bob Nelson says: Aug 7, 2009 6:44 PM

    With 29 years….he will get out in 5.
    29 years isn’t so bad for a sentence for conspiracy to commit murder, burglary, etc.
    He gets to lay around in taxpayer housing, eat taxpayer food, have taxpayer clothing, taxpayer electricity, taxpayer recreational area, get taxpayer medical and dental care, get to lay around on a tapayer bunk, and listen to rap music all day.
    He doesn’t have to work and can relax all that he wants to relax.
    It is the life that rappers deam about.

  18. goose08 says: Aug 7, 2009 7:34 PM

    drives a car for someone else who kills someone and he gets 29 years
    stallworth drives a car and kills somone himself and he doesnt even get 29 days
    thats fcking sick

  19. wrath4771 says: Aug 7, 2009 7:42 PM

    Yep, got busted by the spelling police (I’ll do the time). withdrawal, not withdrawl.

  20. blackglass says: Aug 7, 2009 8:18 PM

    Rest in Peace, Sean Taylor. Not a Skins fan, but loved your game.

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