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Escambia Man Gets Life For 2013 Murder
March 21, 2017
An Escambia County man has been sentenced to life in prison for a 2013 murder.
Taikwan Crosby was sentenced to life in state prison by Circuit Judge John Miller for the murder of James Faucett. On January 19, 2017, Taikwan Crosby was convicted by an Escambia County Jury of second degree murder with a weapon.
The defendant met Faucett at a Kangaroo gas station on April 28, 2013. The two men left the station together and went to Faucett’s home on Wisteria Avenue Later that evening, the victim was stabbed and beaten to death by Crosby. Faucett was pronounced deceased at the scene by EMS.
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4 Responses to “Escambia Man Gets Life For 2013 Murder”
We’re really putting them away…Question is who’s gonna foot the bill?
REGARDING:
“This fellow murdered five years ago. Why so long for sentencing?”
Just under 4 years ago, actually. April 28, 2013 to 03/17/2017
It took the jury 3 days to be selected, hear the evidence, render a verdict (back in January of this year).
Most of the time since he was arrested back in April 2013 was grand jury regarding a depraved killer, bond hearings (none given), discovery, hearings related to seeking the death penalty, discovery, continuances, more hearings, more hearings up to the Florida Supreme court, waiting on the US Supreme Court rulings on related matters regarding death penalty, shut down everything due to the unconstitutionality of the charging law, changes in law by the Florida legislature, one attack on an officer and related trial,
So you could say the death penalty slowed things down.
Or you could say, opponents of the death penalty slowed things down.
Or you could say the Florida legislature slowed things down.
Or you could say the US Constitution slowed things down by guaranteeing rights to the accused and the convicted.
Or you could just remember he’s been incarcerated the entire time anyway.
David for happy endings
Another one bites the dust. Keep him locked up forever. How can anyone be so mean and cruel.
This fellow murdered five years ago. Why so long for sentencing?