Amanda
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 | | Subject: Snipers Thu Nov 09, 2006 9:24 am | |
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Bethie
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| | Subject: Re: Snipers Thu Nov 09, 2006 9:30 am | |
| Malvo gets life for many murders and Yancey gets death for one?  This is whats so confusing to me... | |
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Amanda
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| | Subject: Re: Snipers Thu Nov 09, 2006 9:32 am | |
| - Bethie wrote:
- Malvo gets life for many murders and Yancey gets death for one? This is whats so confusing to me...
Malvo got life because he took a plea bargain and testified against Muhammed. Additionally - he is/was under the age of 18 at the time of the murders, thereby allowing him to be tried as a juvenile. Although, if I remember correctly, he was tried as an adult. Participating in a plea bargain makes a LOT of difference though. | |
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Bethie
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| | Subject: Re: Snipers Thu Nov 09, 2006 9:34 am | |
| Thats pretty sad..
Heh...but that reminds me, Yanceys wife/girlfriend (can't remember what she was at the time, wife i believe) was being charged with aiding and abeting(sp?) but they told her they'd give her immunity if she turned him in...which of course she did.
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Amanda
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| | Subject: Re: Snipers Thu Nov 09, 2006 9:35 am | |
| On this topic (juries, court, sentencing, etc.)...has anyone watched the show "Justice?" It's a law show that portrays "justice" through a defense attorneys viewpoint. It's rather interesting. | |
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Lynelle
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| | Subject: Re: Snipers Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:19 am | |
| Wasn't Malvo's case tried as a federal crime? That may make a diff. in the outcome, and as you said AJ, plea bargaining. But you would think that they woud have had enough against Muhammed as it was. | |
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Amanda
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| | Subject: Re: Snipers Thu Nov 09, 2006 10:21 am | |
| - Lynelle wrote:
- Wasn't Malvo's case tried as a federal crime? That may make a diff. in the outcome, and as you said AJ, plea bargaining. But you would think that they woud have had enough against Muhammed as it was.
Both were tried in VA and MD, as state cases. And while they may have had enough on Muhammed, plea bargaining Malvo meant that they were "sure" of an outcome, without his testimony the case would not have been quite as solid. | |
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