Dillon+Sessions+1A

25 year old Donald Gullage of New Orleans LA. Was found dead in the 2000 block of North Prieur around 7:00 pm August 24, 2007. His assailant; fifteen year old Travan Jones. This is the story of his venture through adult federal court. Jones's case started as a simple juvenille case that would have probably resulted in 5-10 years in a juvenille correction center but the prosecuter in the case wanted to take the case to adult court but in order to that the judge must have probable cause to take the case to the next level. So the prosecution used the fact that Jones fired two other shots that night, one grazed the arm of another man to try and take the case higher. Sure enough Jones's case was sent to adult court and he was tried for second degree murder. Jones claimed it was an act of aggravation but there is much speculation that the murder can be linked to gang violence. The prosecution can be summed up in the press release below =DA Press Releases=

District Attorney of New Orleans ~ State of Louisiana || NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70112 (504) 522-2414 || November 15, 2007 ||
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 * = Attorney Leon A. Cannizzaro, Jr.
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 * > **FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**
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 * = INDICTMENTS ||< New Orleans, LA—Today, Orleans Parish District Keva Landrum-Johnson announced that an Orleans Parish grand jury indicted Travan Jones, 15, for second degree murder of Donald Gullage. The crime occurred on August 24, 2007 at approximately 7:21 p.m. near the intersection of Touro and North Prieur Streets.. The penalty for second degree murder is mandatory life in prison without probation, parole, or suspension of sentence.

District Attorney Landrum-Johnson also announced the indictment of Tom Le, AKA Thanh Le, 23, for the charge of aggravated rape. The crime occurred on September 7, 2007 at approximately 5:30 a.m. The penalty for aggravated rape is mandatory life in prison. || Jones was convicted of second degree murder on November 15, 2007 which comes with a mandatory life in jail without possibility for parole. This relates to what we have been learning in english about justice because this young man recieved an adult punishment regardless of the fact that he was only 15 years old. that is truely justice; equal punishment for equal action. he committed an adult crime and for that he will serve life in an adult facility.
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nabbone, R. (2008). Teen to be tried as adult in 7th ward killing. //nola.com//, Retrieved from []

Cannizaro, L. (2007). DA press release. //New orleans district attorney office//. Retrieved (2009, November 12) from http://www.cityofno.com/pg-102-53-press-releases.aspx?pressid=4697