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Perry County jury hands down conviction
Published Thursday, November 20, 2008
MARION — A Perry County jury has convicted Viva Clark of second-degree assault in a shooting that left a Marion man paralyzed.
The jury returned the verdict earlier this week.
Clark, who worked as manager of the Jameson Inn in Selma when the incident occurred in September 2006, faces a mandatory 10-year sentence.
Robert Dunkin is wheelchair bound as a result of a gunshot wound to the neck.
"This case shows that men can also be the victim of domestic violence," said District Attorney Michael Jackson. "Mr. Dunkin is lucky and blessed to be alive."
Dunkin had claimed Clark came into their house in a drunken state and they argued. Earlier in the evening, Dunkin said he'd heard a commotion outside and had taken a pistol out and put it on the kitchen table.
At one point during the argument, Dunkin threw some grease from a skillet out the back door of the kitchen. Dunkin said he heard the hammer cock on the .38-caliber hand gun, heard the shot and fell to the floor.
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Posted by popdukes12 (anonymous) on November 21, 2008 at 2:20 p.m. (Suggest removal)
i'm pretty sure i married into this family one time (at least it sounds like them). popdukes12
Posted by dz2002 (anonymous) on November 21, 2008 at 4:20 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Where is the justice? She will get less than 10 years,while his life will never be the same!!! And shouldn't the charge have been attempted murder??
The readers should also know that Marion County Courthouse is not handicap accessible ,so he was not allowed in the court.
Posted by nowhining (anonymous) on November 21, 2008 at 9:23 p.m. (Suggest removal)
dz2002, It's the Perry County Courthouse, and no it is not handicap accessable, but I saw on the news that Mr. Dunkin was carried up and down the stairs in his wheelchair. It's a shame that if I own a business, it must be brought up to standards, but a Gov. building doesn't. I agree, where is the justice???, he will never know life again as it was before that night. I believe that she should have to serve the full 10 years plus the exact amount of time he survives from that night. There's no parole for his fate, so why for her. Being wheelchair bound is not what he bargained for, but it shows that alcohol and firearms don't mix. Add any argument, and that's a recipe for disaster.
Posted by dz2002 (anonymous) on November 23, 2008 at 12:43 p.m. (Suggest removal)
nowhining, thanks for the correction and the comment.
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