Jurors have begun their deliberations in the trial of Daniel Penny, who is charged with manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide for Jordan Neely's death.
NEW YORK CITY – Jurors have begun their deliberations in the manslaughter trial of Daniel Penny, the 26-year-old Marine veteran charged with recklessly choking out Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old homeless man who barged onto a Manhattan subway car shouting death threats. Penny arrived at the Manhattan courthouse Tuesday morning for the final day of prosecutors' closing arguments as protesters chanted 'Guilty!' through a megaphone.
Penny faces a maximum of 15 years in prison if convicted on the top charge of manslaughter. He is also accused of criminally negligent homicide. As Yoran wound down, she addressed the protesters outside. 'The defense would have you believe that because of the few protesters outside the chief medical examiner of New York would participate in fraud,' she said. 'I can go on and on about how absurd and insulting this all is.
The City Medical Examiner's Office ruled his death a homicide by asphyxiation, blaming the chokehold. A defense expert, Texas forensic pathologist Dr. Satish Chundru, countered that the cause of death was a combination of Neely's drug use, a genetic condition known as sickle cell trait, the physical exertion from the struggle with Penny and his severe mental illness. Despite the mob of angry protesters outside, Penny's defense fund has climbed to above $3.
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