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Arsonist gets death for Calif. fire that killed 5
The Washington Times/AP ^
| January 28, 2013
| AP
Posted on 01/28/2013 4:26:28 PM PST by jazusamo
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. An arsonist was sentenced to death on Monday for killing five men who died of heart attacks during a wildfire that ripped through the hills east of Los Angeles a decade ago.
Superior Court Judge Michael Smith had the option of sentencing Rickie Lee Fowler, 31, to the harshest penalty or life in prison without the possibility of parole.
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: arson; arsondeathsentence; deathsentence; murder; wildfire
Good for Judge Smith, it's what the scum deserves but doubtful it'll be carried out in CA.
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posted on
01/28/2013 4:26:39 PM PST
by
jazusamo
To: jazusamo
Yes, cheers for Judge Smith. It took a decade to get to sentencing. It’ll be another 2 or more to execute him.
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posted on
01/28/2013 4:28:56 PM PST
by
EDINVA
To: jazusamo
Kill him now before some lib commutes his sentence.
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posted on
01/28/2013 4:48:12 PM PST
by
umgud
To: jazusamo
The “death” sentence in California means life in prison. They just keep them in a different part of the prison.
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posted on
01/28/2013 5:01:21 PM PST
by
forgotten man
(forgotten man)
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posted on
01/28/2013 5:20:11 PM PST
by
jazusamo
("Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent." -- Adam Smith)
To: jazusamo
So in otherwords he will live until he dies of old old age.
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posted on
01/28/2013 5:22:07 PM PST
by
funfan
To: jazusamo
Wow! I’m all for capital punishment for first-degree murder, but that’s not what this was.
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posted on
01/28/2013 5:31:20 PM PST
by
LearsFool
("Thou shouldst not have been old, till thou hadst been wise.")
To: LearsFool
Oh yes, if a person is killed due to an act of intentional arson in CA the arsonist can be tried for first degree murder. Arson laws in CA and many states are tough, as they should be.
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posted on
01/28/2013 5:38:24 PM PST
by
jazusamo
("Mercy to the guilty is cruelty to the innocent." -- Adam Smith)
To: LearsFool
It's the Felony-Murder Rule. Intentional commission of a inherently-dangerous felony (burglary, robbery, kidnapping, arson, sabotage) resulting in death of another person. That makes it First Degree Murder.
The death penalty is applied because of special circumstances (hired-killer or multiple homicides).
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posted on
01/28/2013 7:10:05 PM PST
by
Procyon
(Decentralize, degovernmentalize, deregulate, demonopolize, decredentialize, disentitle.)
To: jazusamo
A death sentance in CA means you stay in a cell until you die of natural causes, or some liberal judge orders you released.
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posted on
01/28/2013 8:26:31 PM PST
by
Hugin
("Most times a man'll tell you his bad intentions, if you listen and let yourself hear."---Open Range)
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