Brunswick, Georgia baby killing trial - Defendant guilty on all counts

[Phentex]

Jurors took roughly two hours to find De’Marquise Elkins guity of fatally shooting a 13-month-old baby in between the eyes during a botched robbery attempt earlier this year. His mother, Karimah Elkins, was found guilty of tampering with evidence but was acquitted on the charge of lying to police.

Elkins, 17 at the time of the shooting, was found guilty on all counts, including malice murder and felony murder. He showed no emotion as the verdict was read

See article at:

http://www.ajc.com/news/news/local/defense-blasts-character-of-witnesses-police-in-br/nZhHZ/?z4PUNJ

[Phentex]

1. also known as...

the mother did not kill her baby.

[Skidmore]

2. That was a horrendous crime.

[Phentex]

3. hard to wrap the brain around

such a thing. I feel sorry for everyone involved.

[geek tragedy]

4. Juries get it rights sometimes, this was an easy one.

His scumbag defense attorney is still free to defame crime victims in the future, however.

[Phentex]

5. as will the armchair juries who

judged the mother because something didn't smell right.

[geek tragedy]

6. A lot of people think their intuitions are more reliable than facts and logic nt

[gopiscrap]

7. what a sick fucker

but that still doesn't mean I am for the death penalty

[Phentex]

10. Me either...

They are kids themselves. The whole situation is disgusting.

[RebelOne]

12. I am not against the death penalty.

But in this case because the defendant was only 17 at the time he commited the crime, he is lucky that he will not face the death penalty. But when he goes to prison, he will probably wish for death, as even hardened criminals do not condone child cruelty much less killing a baby. So his prison sentence will be hell as it should be for a scum like that.

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

8. "Meeeemmmories.......

.....like the corners of my mind......."

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023333429

Wonder how many will check in from that thread?

[Phentex]

9. Would not hold your breath...

But it does make you wonder.

[Marrah_G]

11. Truly evil

[theHandpuppet]

13. Just 10 days before he murdered the baby...

...he shot a pastor. He held up the pastor in an attempted robbery and when the man didn't have any money, he shot him.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/08/27/pastor-man-accused-killing-baby-in-ga-shot-me-10-days-before-child-death/?intcmp=obinsite#ixzz2dH32ERdk

I don't know how this kid got so heartless and violent at such a young age but I'm sure life in prison would only make him worse. What do you do with a kid that damaged?

[LisaL]

14. Yep. Very similar MO to baby's murder. When mother didn't give him the purse, he shot and killed

the baby.

[Daniel537]

15. What do you do with him?

Pretty easy answer to that. Keep him the hell away from the rest of society. He was 17 when he committed these barbaric crimes. There's no excuse for this savagery, i don't care how much of a "bad upbringing" he had.