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Prosecutors Will Not Retry Larry King Case As a Hate Crime, Jurors From First Trial Show Up Wearing 'Save Brandon' Bracelets

Prosecutors Will Not Retry Larry King Case As a Hate Crime, Jurors From First Trial Show Up Wearing 'Save Brandon' Bracelets

Prosecutors in Ventura County decided that they will retry Brandon McInerney, the teen who shot his gay classmate Larry King point blank at his middle school in Oxnard. But because they had trouble winning a conviction against McInerney in the last trial, prosecutors will not charge him with a hate crime, likely a tactical move intended to win a conviction against McInerney. more ›

Prosecutors Want to Retry Teen Who Killed His Gay Classmate

Prosecutors Want to Retry Teen Who Killed His Gay Classmate

After a jury locked and a judge declared a mistrial yesterday in the case against a teen who shot a gay student in front of other classmates at his Oxnard high school, prosecutors vowed to push for a retrial. But experts — and the prosecutors themselves admit — that a second trial may not be any easier than the first. more ›

Judge Declares Mistrial in Case Against Teen Who Gunned Down Gay Classmate

Judge Declares Mistrial in Case Against Teen Who Gunned Down Gay Classmate

A judge has declared a mistrial in the case against teen Brandon McInerney, who was accused of gunning down his classmate Larry King at their Oxnard high school in 2008. No one disputes that McInerney pulled the trigger, but the jury deadlocked over whether McInerney should be charged with voluntary manslaughter, as the defense argued, or first-degree murder. more ›

In Case of 15-Year-Old Gay Student's Killing, Closing Arguments to Begin

In Case of 15-Year-Old Gay Student's Killing, Closing Arguments to Begin

losing arguments are set to begin today in the case of Brandon McInerney, a 17-year-old Oxnard boy accused of shooting his classmate Larry King to death in 2008, reports ABC 7. The trial has generated a great deal of national attention and controversy, in large part because King was gay. more ›

Oxnard School Shooting Now a Murder Case; Possible Hate Crime*

Oxnard School Shooting Now a Murder Case; Possible Hate Crime*

The eighth grade student who was shot by a classmate at Oxnard's Green Junior High School on Tuesday died in hospital Wednesday. more ›

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