Man says killing witness was brotherly thing to do

Wadada Delhall told police he did what he had to do to save his little brother's life, shooting a man at least 11 times.

Delhall believed his brother was facing the death penalty for a different murder and the only thing he could do to save him was to kill the witness, he said in his confession.

Ultimately, Delhall's brother, Negus Delhall, was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Now Wadada Delhall is facing Death Row. His trial began Friday.

Assistant State Attorney Luis Menéndez-Aponte said Wadada Delhall was simply following a ''no snitch'' street creed, eliminating a witness who had told police what happened.

''The defendant believed in a creed, never tell police anything and anyone that does that pays the ultimate price,'' Menéndez-Aponte said.

The man he allegedly killed, Hubert McCrae, told police as he lay dying in a pool of his own blood that Negus Delhall's brother was the man who shot him, Menéndez-Aponte told the jury. That was in 2001 at Ray's Auto Repair Shop on Opa-Locka Boulevard.

McCrae, a repairman at the shop, was a witness to another murder there in 1998. He told police he saw Negus Delhall shoot and kill Gilbert Bennett. That murder was over drugs.

Defense attorney Morton Rivkind urged the jury to look closely at the prosecutor's evidence. He said that Delhall had suffered abuse at the hands of police before and that he made up his statement to police because he was scared.

''It will be up to you to determine if that statement was voluntarily made,'' he said.

He pointed out that details in Delhall's description of McCrae's death conflict with what witnesses told police.

''That statement cannot be trusted,'' he said.

Tags: Assistant, Attorney, Delhall, Luis, Menéndez-Aponte, Negus, State, Wadada

Comment by Babylo on June 14, 2008 at 3:16am: snitch187

Comment by Kyle (Raw Report DVD Magazine) on June 14, 2008 at 7:02am: It's a wrap...should have been wayyy more discreet should have been no body found whatsoever if you gon do it like that. Though i don't condone street violence <------------DISCLAIMER

Comment by JOSIAH on June 14, 2008 at 9:01am: SO NOW THEY BOTH GOING DOWN !!.... WHERES MUM DUKES ?

Comment by Widnick on June 14, 2008 at 11:59am: U gotta undersatnd where he comin from...dont forget da hoods education iz all fucced up nd twisted nd wat he did iz understandable if u understand da streetz.....but pretty stupid after all that ya boy go dwn nd brother still gets life!!!!!........The Government is jus laughin u niggas man...wen yall prevail!!!!

SkUfL signing Off......GeT MoNey!!!!!!!!!!!!! Fuc DA Resecession!!!!!!!!

Comment by Michael Jay on June 14, 2008 at 2:53pm: damn guess thats your next episode of the first 48

Comment by BODYBAGS on June 14, 2008 at 2:59pm: EVERYONE CHOO5E5 THEIR OWN DE5TINY... EVEN DA DECEA5ED.

Comment by durty_basturd on June 14, 2008 at 4:39pm: keep yo mouth shut mind ya business. the only time you tell police is if the nigga killed somebody innocent. I would look out for my little bro to I feel sorry for the niga cuz in his mind it was justified. he just had to kno it aint have to come from his handsthe nigga done anotha man wrong he was gonna get his anyway