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What I don't get is this line, "But despite Mr Dixon's exoneration, prosecutors say he did provide the murder weapon, which they described as a machine gun." S

by eggy 8y ago

What I don't get is this line, "But despite Mr Dixon's exoneration, prosecutors say he did provide the murder weapon, which they described as a machine gun." So he was at the store buying beer, and the other guy used his gun? So at most he is guilty of owning an illegal firearm, or automatic weapon?

darkerside 8y ago
Or he concocted a scheme where his friend, with no motive, would perform the murder while he had an alibi.
- eggy 8y ago
  I am not questioning that what I presented is unbelievable; I am trying to confirm that the gun was indeed his. Who admitted it was his gun? It's obviously illegal, and the other guy confessed to the crime soon after. Did the shooter say it was the other guy's gun?
  - darkerside 8y ago
    > He acknowledged being at the crime scene, but said he was at a nearby shop buying beer when the gunshots rang out. > Mr Dixon said multiple witnesses could have testified he did not fire the gun. Sounds like some weasely words to me. He was clearly involved in the crime even if he didn't pull the trigger.
    - eggy 8y ago
      Whether he was an up and coming drug dealer, or not, or had possession of an illegal firearm, he didn't deserve to be incarcerated for that many years if he didn't pull the trigger. I wonder if he had a relationship to the victim or a vendetta of some sort as well. There was mention it was over a dispute about a girl.
mcguire 8y ago
According to http://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/24736866/valentino-dixon-drew-golf-courses-imprisoned-released-jail http://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/24736866/valentino-dixon... the charge of "criminal possession of a weapon" was not set aside. At most he was convicted of owning an illegal firearm. I have no strong information on the relationships between Dixon, Jackson, and Scott, but Dixon did give Scott the weapon and drove himself and Scott to the location (according to Scott), and Scott worked for Dixon's drug enterprise (according to the prosecutor). Further, first degree murder in New York includes, "(vi) the defendant committed the killing or procured commission of the killing pursuant to an agreement with a person other than the intended victim to commit the same for the receipt, or in expectation of the receipt, of anything of pecuniary value from a party to the agreement or from a person other than the intended victim acting at the direction of a party to such agreement".

by eggy 8y ago

darkerside 8y ago

Or he concocted a scheme where his friend, with no motive, would perform the murder while he had an alibi.

eggy 8y ago
I am not questioning that what I presented is unbelievable; I am trying to confirm that the gun was indeed his. Who admitted it was his gun? It's obviously illegal, and the other guy confessed to the crime soon after. Did the shooter say it was the other guy's gun?
- darkerside 8y ago
  > He acknowledged being at the crime scene, but said he was at a nearby shop buying beer when the gunshots rang out. > Mr Dixon said multiple witnesses could have testified he did not fire the gun. Sounds like some weasely words to me. He was clearly involved in the crime even if he didn't pull the trigger.
  - eggy 8y ago
    Whether he was an up and coming drug dealer, or not, or had possession of an illegal firearm, he didn't deserve to be incarcerated for that many years if he didn't pull the trigger. I wonder if he had a relationship to the victim or a vendetta of some sort as well. There was mention it was over a dispute about a girl.

mcguire 8y ago

According to http://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/24736866/valentino-dixon-drew-golf-courses-imprisoned-released-jail http://www.espn.com/golf/story/_/id/24736866/valentino-dixon... the charge of "criminal possession of a weapon" was not set aside. At most he was convicted of owning an illegal firearm. I have no strong information on the relationships between Dixon, Jackson, and Scott, but Dixon did give Scott the weapon and drove himself and Scott to the location (according to Scott), and Scott worked for Dixon's drug enterprise (according to the prosecutor). Further, first degree murder in New York includes, "(vi) the defendant committed the killing or procured commission of the killing pursuant to an agreement with a person other than the intended victim to commit the same for the receipt, or in expectation of the receipt, of anything of pecuniary value from a party to the agreement or from a person other than the intended victim acting at the direction of a party to such agreement".