Jamiel Shaw II

KTLA: Gang Member Faces Death in Jamiel Shaw case

BREAKING NEWS KTLA-TV in Los Angeles has just published a report (archive.org link, loads slowly) stating that prosecutors will seek the death penalty for accused killer Pedro Espinoza. Espinoza is charged with killing high school football star Jamiel Shaw II last year. It’s not only an emotionally charged case, but a political one, too. Espinoza, […]

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Shaw murder named one of year’s top high school sports stories (VIDEO)

Rise Magazine has included the murder of 17-year-old high school football star Jamiel Shaw II in its list of top high school sports stories of 2007-2008.  The list was also published today on the magazine’s Web site, RiseMag.com. In beginning its overview of the Shaw case, Rise Magazine writes: It seems obvious to label the

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Judge throws out lawsuit against LAPD’s Special Order 40

Long before an illegal immigrant was charged with murdering a star high school athlete named Jamiel Shaw II earlier this year, Los Angeles resident Harold Sturgeon had filed a lawsuit aimed at repealing LAPD’s Special Order 40.   Today, a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge threw out the lawsuit. Special Order 40 took effect in

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Dramatic testimony emerges in Jamiel Shaw II murder case

ESPINOZA TO STAND TRIAL FOR MURDER Update (June 20):  LA Times, Defense lawyer seeks to link slain L.A. student to gangUpdate (June 19):  Associated Press, Man, 19, to stand trial in LA athlete murder caseUpdate (June 19):  KNBC, Suspect in Jamiel Shaw slaying to stand trialUpdate (June 19):  KABC, Judge orders Espinoza to stand trial

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