If you don't return a sentence of death, you're giving him a free pass for killing Kim Marie Groves. NEW ORLEANS . The prosecution stated:He's already serving life for the cocaine conviction. Has anyone-by that I mean either the government, any government attorney or [the sentencing judge]-made any prediction as to what your sentence could possibly be? See United States v. Cooper, 91 F.Supp. Police Officer Ronald A. Williams, II, New Orleans Police ", "We were concerned that he may engage in acts of violence. It was a crime that shook New Orleans to its core - 20 years ago Wednesday. We have defined future dangerousness as evidence that a defendant is likely to commit criminal acts of violence in the future that would be a threat to the lives and safety of others. Bernard, 299 F.3d at 482. Sinisterra is distinguishable from the facts here, where the prosecution did not urge the jury to send a message to other criminals. Davis learned about the complaint on October 12. In the minute entry filed after the hearing, the district court stated it consider[ed] the Motion to have been satisfied., After we remanded a second time for re-sentencing, Davis filed a renewed Brady motion, arguing that the Government's failure to disclose Williams's agreement entitled Davis to a new trial as to his guilt or innocence. Davis timely appealed. WebWilliams, who himself had been indicted on corruption charges, gave some insight into a police force awash with illegal drug money. ", In the days after the murder, the FBI overheard Davis and others planning other violent acts, Gallagher said. McCrimmon, 443 F.3d at 461-62. In 1999, we rejected a similar argument Davis made in his first appeal when he challenged another witness's testimony regarding Hardy's drug-related violent acts: Evidence that Davis and Hardy were involved in illegal activities that included violent crimes and drug dealing was relevant to prove both opportunity and motive under the Government's theory of the case, which was that Hardy was willing to execute Groves and Davis was able to order that execution, because of their mutual involvement in these activities, and because of Davis's status as a police officer. Causey was an associate of both Hardy and Davis. And the only way they can prove it, they gotta have you on tape and shit. And it was an insult on our entire criminal justice system. denied, 544 U.S. 1034 (2005). Evidence about the victim and about the impact of the murder on the victim's family is relevant to the jury's decision as to whether or not the death penalty should be imposed [and t]here is no reason to treat such evidence differently than other relevant evidence is treated. Payne, 501 U.S. at 827. 3593(a). Further, a violation of Section 241 or 242 that results in death still carries a maximum sentence of life imprisonment or death-the same penalty that existed before Apprendi and Ring were decided. If I was family to any of the ones that were killed that day, I would sue the New Orleans Police Department. To do that, prosecutors will ask commanders whether they instructed their officers to be involved in such duties. Causey, 185 F.3d at 413-16; see also id. And it was an insult on our entire criminal justice system.. [10] Davis would later be convicted of additional drug-related charges while the other officers pleaded guilty. United States v. Fields, 483 F.3d, 313, 358 (5th Cir.2007), cert. In his view, the convictions violate double jeopardy, and one of them must be struck. The prosecutor then asked Williams: Q. A New Orleans cop called into the radio show to say he resented President Bush for the shower he took this morning at the White House. Instead, we consider the evidence in a light most favorable to the Government. For the foregoing reasons, we AFFIRM Davis's convictions and sentences. Jackson, 549 F.3d at 974-75 (testimony); Causey, 185 F.3d at 418-19 (arguments). WebWilliams was a 25-year-old New Orleans police officer assigned to the 7th District. See 18 U.S.C. But see United States v. McWaine, 243 F.3d 871, 873-74 (5th Cir.2001), overruled on other grounds by United States v. Cotton, 535 U.S. 625 (2002) (applying the two-step analysis where the defendant did not object to prosecutor's allegedly improper remarks); United States v. Lankford, 196 F.3d 563, 573-74 (5th Cir.1999) (same). Well, back in that record year of homicides back in 1994, the Florida housing project led all other projects with 23 homicides-. at 433-44 (Dennis, J., concurring) (discussing arguments in support of conviction under 18 U.S.C. No juror found any mitigating factor. Stay up-to-date with how the law affects your life. In a pre-trial filing, Davis moved to strike this aggravating factor. We presume that the jury follows their instructions. Further, the district court clearly instructed the jury at the beginning and end of both phases of the re-sentencing hearings that counsel's arguments are not evidence. Williams, 517 F.3d at 806. You give him life, you don't give him death, he won't be punished at all for killing, executing Kim Marie Groves. at 330. It is well-settled in this circuit that when a communication is received from the jury, counsel should be informed of its substance and afforded an opportunity to be heard before a supplemental charge is given. During the second or selection phase, Duncan testified that he was familiar with Hardy because he had handled murder cases in which Hardy was a suspect. The special interrogatory on the verdict forms, however, asked whether he posed a threat of future dangerousness to the lives and safety of other persons in prison. (emphasis added). The complaint alleges that Davis ordered the murder of Groves; Hardy carried it out; and Causey hid the murder weapon. Second, the prosecutor commented on the jurors' duty to return a death sentence, even if mitigation evidence is presented: You see, some crimes, some defendants deserve the death penalty. College: Oklahoma. Hardy and Davis moved to prohibit a death penalty re-sentencing based on double jeopardy. Most of the prosecutor's comments in the summation referred to Hardy's involvement in Groves's murder, and were corroborated by the wiretap tapes. We need not address the Government's argument that Davis waived this claim, because the claim was foreclosed when we affirmed Davis's convictions under Sections 241 and 242 in his first direct appeal. Explore. "Lennie Davis asked for a cellular telephone, " Gallagher said. "Be looking for something to come down," he told his partner, Sammie Williams, in a phone conversation monitored by Federal agents. In his third claim, Davis alleges that the prosecution engaged in misconduct by (1) introducing evidence about his and Hardy's involvement in violence; (2) improperly cross-examining his defense expert; and (3) presenting arguments to the jury about Davis's and Hardy's involvement in violence, in violation of his due process rights. 3593(b); see also Jones v. United States, 527 U.S. 373, 407-08 (1999). [16][17][18] Davis is currently on federal death row and is imprisoned in United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute, Indiana. See United States v. Davis, No. Hardy, along with Causey and a driver, went to Groves's neighborhood. If a policeman killing a citizen using a drug dealer that he is protecting is not enough, then what is?. Q. April 11, 2012. The description matched what Groves had on at the time of her murder. Senior Police Officer Sharon M. Williams. The FBI agents who testified at the same hearing stated that they assumed Williams had an agreement, and indicated as such in their summaries of interviews with him after his arrest. Oldtimers at the police academy thought so and put it in writing. More top cops with the New Orleans Police Department are said to be leaving. Q. He gets a free pass. Upon conviction for a homicide, the FDPA provides for a separate, post-conviction penalty proceeding. The officers indicted Wednesday - Davis, Williams, Sgt. Life here is no punishment at all. He gets life, he wins again [I]f you don't return a sentence of death, which is the only just sentence in this case, Len Davis will be celebrating again tonight. If she had lost her job, then she would never had a chance to copy the key to the restraunt and been able to let herself in after they closed. Show Transcript. Fourth, in rebuttal closing summation, the prosecutor repeatedly described Davis as evil and described defense counsel as follows: Counsel talked to you in the beginning of his closing argument about killing. In other words, an issue of fact or law decided on appeal may not be reexamined either by the district court on remand or by the appellate court on a subsequent appeal. United States v. Williams, 517 F.3d 801, 806 (5th Cir.2008) (citation omitted); accord United States v. Cervantes-Blanco, 504 F.3d 576, 587 (5th Cir.2007); United States v. Becerra, 155 F.3d 740, 752 (5th Cir.1998), abrogated on other grounds as stated in United States v. Farias, 481 F.3d 289, 292 (5th Cir.2007). The judge's answer is thus consistent with her prior order dated June 27, 2005, which limited the aggravating factor regarding Davis's threat of future danger: The Court agrees with Defendant's contention, however, that this non-statutory aggravating factor must be qualified to indicate to the jury that it should consider Davis's future dangerousness only within the context of any menace he might present in a penal institution. Causey, 185 F.3d at 417 (citing United States v. Anchondo-Sandoval, 910 F.2d 1234, 1237 (5th Cir.1990)). at 1373. In Snyder, a direct appeal from state court, the Supreme Court found a Batson violation when the state court failed to make a finding on the record either crediting or denying the prosecutor's reasons for challenges to African American jurors. On these facts, however, length of incarceration without violence is not dispositive to the issue of whether Davis is a threat of future dangerousness while imprisoned. While answering a fellow officer's call for assistance, Len Davis joined in the chase of 3 armed men and was shot in the stomach. FN2. Our review of the record comports with Davis's contention, because there is no evidence that the district court judge notified the parties before answering the jury's question. The district court corrected this error: [Y]our convictions were affirmed. Other participants in the drug trafficking conspiracy are now eligible to receive reduced sentences as a result of their testimony against Mr. Davis and plea agreements with the government. The categories at issue here relate to: (1) Davis's good character evidence (proposed factors 7, 8, 9, and 10); (2) the culpability and relatively lenient punishment imposed on other individuals involved in Groves's murder and the drug conspiracy (factors 1, 2, 4, and 5); and (3) the stressful and dangerous conditions of his job (proposed factors 11, 12, and 13). Government Exhibit LD-9 is the wiretap excerpt of a conversation between Hardy and Davis the evening of October 13, 1994, when Davis first mentions his desire for Hardy to kill Groves. Further, the jury was not unaware of the facts underlying the mitigating factors-for example, that Davis was injured in the line of duty while aiding fellow officers-because they had heard the mitigation evidence presented during the selection phase of the re-sentencing. As stated in Part III.B., supra, the jury was already aware that Davis and Hardy had been convicted for the murder of Groves, and that Hardy was the actual shooter. If not now, when? United States v. Fernandez, 559 F.3d 303, 319 (5th Cir. Defendant-appellant Len Davis appeals his 1996 conviction and 2005 death sentence imposed pursuant to the Federal Death Penalty Act (FDPA), 18 U.S.C. "For continued safety of the FBI undercover agents and because of the need to allow the New Orleans Police Department to remove from its ranks a criminal element, I ordered an end to the FBI undercover operation, " he said. Our review of the record reflects that in Davis's interactions with associates like Hardy, Causey, and others, Davis gave directions, offered advice, and assisted in his associates' nefarious activities.3 His leadership role and ability to influence others-generally positive qualities-became deadly when exercised to further criminal activity. Causey, 185 F.3d at 419. Additionally, he asserts, we applied an incorrect standard of review in affirming his Batson claim in his first appeal. WebSammy's Ethiopian Kitchen, Nueva Orleans: Consulta opiniones sobre Sammy's Ethiopian Kitchen, uno de los 1.534 restaurantes de Nueva Orleans en Tripadvisor. In other words, a mitigating factor may be considered in the jury's weighing process if any one juror finds the factor proved by a preponderance. Jones, 527 U.S. at 408. Williams was familiar with the letter, and that the Government told him they can do that-i.e., file the 5K letter-but [t]hey didn't guarantee me that they would or would not either., In 2001, after we remanded for re-sentencing, Davis filed a motion to obtain Williams's plea agreement pursuant to Brady and Giglio. Don't let him. If you don't return a sentence of death, you're giving him a free pass for killing Kim Marie Groves. Davis and Hardy were sentenced to death; Causey, to life imprisonment. [13] Davis was tipped off about the complaint by another officer and then conspired with a local drug dealer, Paul Hardy, to kill Groves. WebIn addition to murder, Davis, his partner Sammie Williams and more than 20 other officers were convicted of extorting bribes and offering protection to a drug dealer. However, they also stated that they had never been told by Williams or by government attorneys that Williams actually had a plea agreement. 51 (2009); Causey, 185 F.3d at 418. Davis argues that intervening case law has created a contrary decision of the applicable law such that the law of the case doctrine does not apply. Williams and Duncan had been caught in Operation Shattered Shield and convicted on drug-conspiracy charges. FN3. Accordingly, we remanded Davis's and Hardy's cases for re-sentencing. And the only way they can prove it, they gotta have you on tape and shit. See 18 U.S.C. . [6], In 1994, an FBI sting caught Davis enforcing a protection racket upon the city's cocaine dealers. "The unsupervised, unregulated detail system practically encourages police officers to break the law, " Jordan said. Davis argued this motion pro se with his back-up counsel present. On redirect, the prosecutor then asked Jasmine to explain why she had thought a life sentence would mean things would end. She answered that she had believed it would mean no more court, no more nothing. But, she said she had now learned, he can keep appealing and keep going through this for the rest of our life [sic]. Defense counsel did not object. As long as there have been cops in the Big Easy, there has been bad cops. When a police officer murders a citizen in cold blood in retaliation for making a complaint against him, it always deserves the death penalty, period, without exception.13, Third, the prosecutor referred to the effects of Davis's actions on the broader community.14 The prosecutor also told jurors that they speak for [Kim Groves], asked jurors to return a death sentence for every tear that Jasmine Groves cried, and urged that Jasmine Groves waits for you to give her justice.. Evidence is material if there is a reasonable probability that, had the evidence been disclosed to the defense, the result of the proceeding would have been different. Severns, 559 F.3d at 278 (citation omitted). That'd be the Feds with that shit. Here, the jury decides whether the aggravating factors sufficiently outweigh statutory or non-statutory mitigating factors to warrant a death sentence or, absent mitigating factors, whether the aggravators alone warrant that sentence. Davis moved for reconsideration, arguing that the death sentences were precluded by the indictment's failure to include the requisite specific intent element and statutory aggravating factor under the FDPA. 3592(b) (The jury may consider whether any other aggravating factor for which notice has been given exists.). [15] His conviction was upheld on appeal. Thus, if there are any such mitigating factors, whether or not specifically argued by defense counsel, but which are established by a preponderance of the evidence, you are free to consider them in your deliberations. Given the severity of the penalty in this case, we will review the claims separately..FN11. While the bell could not be unrung-i.e., the jury had already heard the prosecutor's testifying-the judge's sua sponte admonitions to the prosecutor alerted the jury to the improper nature of the remarks even without defense counsel's objections or a curative instruction. Former New Orleans resident. The telephone also was used to monitor the telephone calls in which Davis allegedly ordered Groves' murder. New Orleans Police Department, LA. Your response to his behavior cannot be tepid, it cannot be timid, it must be certain and it must be in kind and it must express our outrage and unyielding commitment to the rule of law.[Len Davis] deserves justice and justice can only be had in this case if the death penalty is imposed [Y]ou are the dispensers of justice in this particular case. Join the New Orleans Police Department. And justice can only be had by sentencing Len Davis to death. Don't let that happen. Michael Perlstein and Walt Philbin wrote this report. Here, the Government permissibly presented testimony from Jasmine regarding the impact of her mother's death on her family. We examine his claims in turn. The jury was already aware of the wiretap tapes in which Davis celebrated Groves's death, which suggested lack of remorse. FN17. First, the Government resubmitted the evidence presented in the first or eligibility phase that proved Davis acted with specific intent and after substantial planning and meditation, resulting in Groves's death. 12. During the eligibility phase of the penalty proceedings, Davis represented himself with appointed back-up counsel. 3591-3599. That shit ain't gonna fly, man. Miller-El, 545 U.S. at 251-52. Huh? The conversations simply did not alert us to what would occur. Davis argued this motion pro se with his back-up counsel present. The New Orleans Police Department has been broken for some time, and this case shows just that, said Thomas E. Perez, Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division. Therefore, Davis's convictions cannot be overturned on this basis. Here, the prosecutor's comments regarding Jasmine's testimony comprised a few lines of transcript in a lengthy summation, and were the only prosecutorial remarks which referred to Davis's supposed lack of remorse. As the district court held, victim-impact evidence has been upheld as constitutional. The parties contest whether the district court judge notified trial counsel before responding to the jury's question. The jury was aware-from the court's detailed instructions before and after the selection and penalty phases-that Davis could only be sentenced to a life sentence without the possibility of release, or to death. In Davis's first appeal, we stated, the district court's decision on the ultimate question of discrimination is a fact finding, which is accorded great deference. Causey, 185 F.3d at 413. 18 U.S.C. "In September, a disturbing development occurred, " Gallagher said. Fields, 483 F.3d at 360. A.I am sorry, I don't think I understand your question. ), cert denied, 129 S.Ct. Sammy Williams, who won a Tony Award in Michael Bennett's groundbreaking original Broadway production of A Chorus Line, has died. Me and my attorney asked the judge18 to allow us the opportunity-allow me the opportunity to cooperate before being sentenced. Now, in connection with your guilty plea, sir, did you have an agreement, written or otherwise, with the government? Maybe there wasn't enough evidence. Courts have divided on the question of whether such an argument is permissible. The defense introduced the crime statistics during direct examination to support the theory that Davis was a product of the violent atmosphere in which he worked, thus opening the door to the Government's questions on cross-examination. That led to a decision to shut down the operation, even as agents were gathering evidence on additional officers. Larry Preston Williams Sr. was a police officer in New Orleans in the late 1960s and 1970s. FN18. No products in the cart. In his first claim, Davis challenges the sufficiency of the evidence to support the sentencing jury's finding that he posed a threat of future dangerousness while imprisoned. WebRunning Head: The corruption in the New Orleans Police Department In a recorded conversation, Williams told Adams he could protect his drug operation, but he needed to bring his partner in on it. Defense counsel offered correction to a typo but no substantive objections. There was no contemporaneous objection to the victim-impact testimony or the related arguments by the prosecutor, and thus the claims are reviewed for plain error. They were contemplating taking an act of violence against the primary undercover agent. 241 and 242. Did you ask about the significance of numbers of homicides in the various projects? In December 1994, the Government filed a one-count federal indictment against Davis, Hardy, and Causey, followed by a three-count superseding indictment and a second superseding indictment. What surprised authorities most, however, was the ease at which new officers were brought into the sting. Because [d]istrict courts enjoy substantial latitude in formulating a jury charge, we review all challenges to, and refusals to give, jury instructions for abuse of discretion. United States v. Webster, 162 F.3d 308, 321-22 (5th Cir.1998), cert. If not now, when? Davis seeks reversal not only of his death sentences under the FDPA, but also of his convictions. In Lesko v. Lehman, 925 F.2d 1527 (3d Cir.1991), for example, the defendant testified regarding biographical information in the mitigation phase, and the prosecutor impermissibly used that testimony to argue that he should have said more, including that he was sorry. In 1994, Davis and Williams provide Adams policeprotection. 90, 111-112 (D.D.C.2000) ([W]hatever violent or criminal capabilities Cooer [sic] has outside the prison walls will have no probative value when [he] will spend the rest of his life in prison). Davis argues that Williams had an undisclosed plea agreement. Former New Orleans Police Officer Antoinette FrankCity of New Orleans police officer Ronnie Williams was 25 years old when his partner on the force, Antoinette Frank, and her accomplice Rogers Lacaze, shot him dead at point blank range as he moonlighted at a restaurant in New Orleans 9th Ward. [19] He was initially sentenced to death, but in 2011 his sentence was commuted to life when he was found by a judge to be intellectually disabled. See United States v. Scroggins, 599 F.3d 433, 450 (5th Cir.2010) (refusing to find plain error in light of divided legal authorities). The Government argues that Davis is making essentially the same argument regarding the prosecution's closing remarks as he did in his fourth claim. [10][11] Twenty additional New Orleans police officers were also implicated in the scheme but the investigation had to be aborted due to the murder of Kim Groves. United States v. Davis, 912 F.Supp. The document also showed the percentage change for the two years. The investigation was launched in December 1993 when 5th District officers Len Davis and Sammie Williams began extorting bribes and offering protection to a drug dealer, said New Orleans FBI Commander Neil Gallagher. If the jury returns both findings, the proceeding moves to the second or selection phase. 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United States of America", "Hit man who killed Kim Groves in 1994 is sentenced to life in prison", "United States of America, Plaintiff-appellee, v. Damon Causey, Defendant-appellant.united States of America, Plaintiff-appellee, v. Paul Hardy, Also Known As P, Also Known As Cool; and Len Davis, Defendants-appellants, 185 F.3d 407 (5th Cir. [22] He was sentenced to life imprisonment after rejecting a plea bargain that instead would have given him six to nine years in prison. Williams see [sic] a homicide and what does he do? Therefore, the defendant and the government may introduce any relevant information during the sentencing hearing limited by the caveat that such information be relevant, reliable, and its probative value must outweigh the danger of unfair prejudice. United States v. Jones, 132 F.3d 232, 241 (5th Cir.1998). This holding did not change the law of review of peremptory challenges, and we reject Davis's attempts to mischaracterize Snyder. all 80 Reflections, Reflections Terms of Use (revised 5/31/2012), View, edit or delete any Reflection you've left in the past. Michael Perlstein and Walt Philbin wrote this report. 13. Davis argues that his constitutional privilege against self-incrimination was violated by the italicized remarks, which highlighted his silence (particularly because he was absent from the proceedings). Start a rewarding career. The prosecution stated:He's already serving life for the cocaine conviction. Huh? Duncan further testified about a conversation that he and Davis had about Hardy during a 1994 cookout at Davis's house: [DUNCAN]: Len Davis got on the phone and he told the individual on the phone, yeah, yeah, I'm home, yeah, it's just me, Dunc and Lemmie [Rodgers, another police officer], yeah, just come on over. 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