Judge delays start of Sean Taylor murder case

Aug/17/08 10:20 PM Filed in: Sean Taylor
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The fifth and final man charged with killing Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor on Friday waived his right to have a trial within 190 days of his arrest, meaning the case will be delayed for months.

Three other defendants also have waived their speedy trial rights. One man, Venjah K. Hunte, pleaded guilty to murder charges and will be sentenced to 29 years in prison.

Taylor was shot in the groin during a botched burglary at his Palmetto Bay home in November. He died the next day.
Four Ft. Myers area men were arrested shortly after the killing. The fifth was picked up in May.

Circuit Judge Dennis Murphy also considered defense requests to seal portions of the records in the case on Friday, and granted a request to seal a police report because he said the defense attorneys would probably try to have the report suppressed.

(miamiherald.com)