Posted on 06/20/2018 2:41:21 PM PDT by BBell
PHOENIX (AP) — The family of a Chinese college student came to Arizona to tearfully plead for harsh punishment against the woman who shot the 19-year-old to death after a minor car crash, but a judge honored a plea agreement Friday to send her to prison for 25 years.
Holly Davis, 34, was initially charged with first-degree murder for killing Yue Jiang after hitting her car in suburban Phoenix in 2016 but pleaded guilty to second-degree murder under a deal with prosecutors. Jiang’s family traveled from China this week to protest the plea agreement, saying it demeaned the young woman’s life.
Her cousin, Katherine Xu, wept in the courtroom, repeatedly calling Davis a monster. She said Jiang was a hard worker who made her family proud when she got scholarships to study at Arizona State University.
“All I want to say is no matter how much you dress yourself up like a human, the inhumane acts you did with Yue’s life will not disappear,” Xu said.
Davis also cried and sought forgiveness from Jiang’s family.
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‘Drugs are deffinently not a victimless crime.’
the crime was murder, not taking drugs...
‘But as the liberaltarians on FR say, meth is a victimless crime.’
I see; the meth killed this unfortunate student...
Look at her.
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