Darryl Littlejohn Guilty in Queens Kidnapping Case

Darryl Littlejohn, who will be on trial for the 2006 murder of graduate student Imette St. Guillen later this year, was found guilty in an unrelated kidnapping case. In October 2005, Littlejohn apparently "posed as a police officer and handcuffed [a] York College student," according to the NY Times. The victim, Shanai Woodward, was forced into a van but she escaped; she later testified that she was afraid he would kill her. Investigators revealed her DNA was found in his van, which apparently convinced jurors. Littlejohn's defense is planning an appeal, claiming the St. Guillen case may have influenced jurors.

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By Jen Chung in News on October 24, 2008 1:09 PM

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NannyState

I'm with #2, cook this monster.

ed_Extinct

Littlejohn's defense is planning an appeal, claiming the St. Guillen case may have influenced jurors.

When a jury is selected, the defense and prosecution as questions to potential jurors like "do you think the allegations against the defendant in another unrelated case will sway your decision on this case?" Or "Have you heard of my client/read about him etc and if so, do you think your decision will sway you to vote guilty or non guilty?" These questions help decide who is fit to be on a jury, the prosecution probably has their best men/women on the case, Littlejohn has a two-bit public defender who wants to save the world one animal at a time.

Littlejohn is a career criminal with a very sadistic side to him—he's an associate of satan, if you will. He's much more than an animal, he's a deranged human being and needs to spend the rest of his life in a maximum security cage, no exceptions. I'm sure the judge will not have any leniency with this case or the Imette St. Guillen case later this year (he has plead not guilty to both.) He's done. Good riddance.