Jury Asking Questions As Creba Deliberations Continue
Posted March 31, 2010 3:36 pm.
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The jury has asked several questions as the deliberations continue in the third trial related to the shooting death of innocent teen Jane Creba.
Louis Raphael Woodcock, 23, and Tyshaun Barnett, 22, have pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder.
The 12-member panel wanted clarification on the timeline of events of December 25, 2005.
They also asked if Woodcock and Barnett understood that shooting a gun on a crowded street on Boxing Day could result in someone getting hit.
They have now been deliberating for three days. The jury retired on Wednesday evening and will resume on Thursday morning.
The Crown alleges that Woodcock was holding a gun that was fired into the crowd on December 26. However, it was likely not the gun that killed Creba. The Crown is on record that the lethal bullet was likely fired by Jeremiah Valentine.
Barnett is also accused of firing into the crowd.
Six bystanders were wounded in the shoot-out.
In 2008, a jury found Jorrell Simpson-Rowe guilty of second-degree murder in Creba’s death. A youth who cannot be identified was found not guilty of manslaughter in January 2009. Four adults also accused of manslaughter saw their charges dropped in November 2009.
Valentine, 27, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in January, 2010, and was given a life sentence with no chance of parole for 12 years.
