Posted on 05/13/2013 11:20:03 AM PDT by Sopater
After 10 days of deliberations and an announcement by the jury that they were deadlocked on two charges, a verdict has now been reached
Snipe his spinal cord.
From link:
A verdict has been reached in the capital murder trial against former Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell.
The jury of seven women and five men weighed more than 250 charges against the Gosnell with the most serious being four counts of first-degree murder.
Earlier in the day, the jury told the court they were deadlocked on two counts. It is currently unclear on which charges the jury was deadlocked. The group told the court it had reached a consensus on all other counts.
Around 10:00 a.m. Monday, the jury passed a note to Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey P. Minehart explaining their situation. The admission came on the 10th day of deliberations.
By law, according to attorneys for both sides, Judge Minehart is required to re-instruct the jury to deliberate on the two charges a second time and attempt to reach a verdict.
The alleged crimes came to light on February 10, 2010 after investigators from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Agency raided the inner-city clinic at 3801 Lancaster Avenue following a tip that a prescription pill mill was operating inside.
Agents were met, not with an illegal narcotics drug operation, but rather, unsanitary conditions. Investigators testified they found blood-stained rooms, filthy and old equipment and untrained staff. Aborted fetuses were stored in a basement freezer in plastic food containers and bags next to employee lunches. Severed feet from aborted babies were found preserved in jars around the clinic.
The conditions found inside the clinic led Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams to call the clinic a “house of horrors” in a 2011 grand jury report.
If convicted of first-degree murder, Gosnell faces the death penalty.
Should be guilty, but, after OJ, nothing that a jury does surprises me anymore.
Here we go.....
St Michael the Archangel, defend us in this day of battle. Be our safeguard against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do Thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, cast into hell satan & all other evil spirits who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen.
“If NOT convicted of first-degree murder, Gosnell will receive the Planned Parenthood Provider of the Decade Award.”
No, they should just jam some scissors in his brain and swish them around in there until he’s vegetable.
I am concerned when there are that many counts...
Yes with a 50 Cal.
Kind of like Susan Rice getting a “Great American” award on May 7th, one day before the last Benghazi hearing?
227 of them are for failing to follow the 24-hour waiting period law prior to performing abortions. I'd think those were swept along fairly quickly.
When are they going to read the verdict?
I hope I'm wrong. But justice isn't served much these days.
amen
too fast
may he spend eternity swimming around a blood and feces filled toilet bowl, trying to survive
Obviously, I hope you're wrong, but the real concern is that if this guy - the poster child for child sacrifice - can't be convicted of anything heinous, then who else could ever be put on trial for anything abortion-related?
News reports are embargoed until after all of the verdicts have been announced. Reporters were told they may not leave the courtroom until completion. This could take awhile.
Exactly. Gosnell is the worst-case scenario. If he walks it will be a signal that PBA is A-OK and all laws against it are toothless.
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