{"id":33620,"date":"2023-07-13T13:48:30","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T17:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=33620"},"modified":"2023-07-13T13:48:34","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T17:48:34","slug":"woman-convicted-of-killing-lakeland-lottery-winner-asks-for-new-trial-accuses-police-of-corruption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2023\/07\/13\/woman-convicted-of-killing-lakeland-lottery-winner-asks-for-new-trial-accuses-police-of-corruption\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman convicted of killing Lakeland lottery winner asks for new trial accuses police of corruption"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moore made national headlines after being convicted of killing Lakeland lottery winner Abraham Shakespeare after a trial in 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"480\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/unnamed-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-33621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/unnamed-2.jpg 960w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/unnamed-2-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/unnamed-2-768x384.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shakespeare went from rags to riches after taking home a one-time $17 million lottery payout, but trouble followed him from the very start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A coworker claimed Shakespeare stole the winning ticket from him. Then he met Dorice Donegan \u201cDee Dee\u201d Moore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moore convinced Shakespeare, who was illiterate, to go into business with her. When he vanished in 2009, Moore soon became a suspect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His body was later discovered behind a home, under a newly-poured concrete slab. At the time, Moore told reporters she was innocent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;\u201cI\u2019m not scared of going to prison because there is no jury that will convict me,\u201d said Moore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, a jury did convict her and she was sentenced to life in prison.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now Moore is claiming her original defense team did not call key witnesses who could have cleared her and did little to work on her case because they were too busy with other people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cHe put no defense on, absolutely none, he was horrible,\u201d said Moore of her original defense lawyer during a hearing on Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She also claims Lakeland police officers were taking bribes from drug dealers and that\u2019s why she was convicted of killing Shakespeare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;\u201cThey are being paid under the table because cocaine dealers can afford it, a lot,\u201d said Moore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, one of Moore\u2019s original defense lawyers says she was the one who made their job difficult.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cShe was a management challenge. It was difficult to have a normal conversation with her,\u201d said Christopher Boldt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The judge in the case says she will take the motion for a new trial under advisement and issue a written order in the case at another time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moore made national headlines after being convicted of killing Lakeland lottery winner Abraham Shakespeare after a trial in 2012. 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