Supreme Court rejects appeal of St. Louis man with 241-year prison term

Associated Press ^ | 4/23/2018 | Staff

[simpson96]

Bostic, Baker.

Oh, he was just immature. Boys will be boys....

[Snickering Hound]

He was turnin his life roun

[Craftmore]

Hes turned his life around and become an accomplished rapper.

[House Atreides]

“...Two months ago, the judge who sentenced Bostic said she regretted it. Former St. Louis Circuit Judge Evelyn Baker sentenced Bostic in 1997. But in February, she said in an op-ed that she “deeply” regretted punishing Bostic for his immaturity, and asked the U.S. Supreme Court to give him the chance for reform that she never did....”
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This now pathetic “awoke” judge clearly now lacks the temperament to be a judge. If she’s still on the bench, she should retire and take up social work.

[Tenacious 1]

Just that brief description of the crimes the kid committed tells me all we need to know about him. He would have been back in prison for life at some point anyway. He tried to kill somebody. I am glad that evil is locked away for life. There is no mention of what this guy has done in prison to prove any change to his character or disposition.

[Billthedrill]

His accomplice, Donald Hutson, took the deal.

Said accomplice will be up for parole at age 33 or thereabouts. Bostic, 112. Shoulda taken the deal.

[Trump20162020]

Should have taken the deal, he’d be out soon if not already.

[freedumb2003]

>>Said accomplice will be up for parole at age 33 or thereabouts. Bostic, 112. Shoulda taken the deal.<<

The oldest person in the world just passed at age 117.

So this guy can get 5 good years if he is careful and eats his Dannon.

[Political Junkie Too]

...she said in an op-ed that she “deeply” regretted punishing Bostic for his immaturity...

Armed robbery where he actually shot to kill (save for the heavy outer clothing) is cast off as "immaturity"?

-PJ

[blackdog]

Now he be fittin tegit mo duh same til he be ded.

[Gay State Conservative]

I'd have to get details regarding the crimes involved,his police history before that fateful day and his conduct since he's been in prison before I'd decide if I see that sentence as "cruel" and/or "unusual".

At 16 I wasn't the brightest bulb on the tree and I *certainly* wasn't particularly mature (or aware).

[dfwgator]

He was doing a sentence… triple life. How in the f___ do you do triple life? I mean. That mean if he die and come back… he got to go to the penitentiary. Right? They’ll say, “F___ kindergarten. Get your little ass back in the penitentiary. Mother______. You know what you did last time you was here.”

[blackdog]

Back in 1973 my brother and I were walking to the Cheltenham Mall in Philadelphia to do Christmas shopping. I was about 13 and he was 15. When we got home his side was sore. His ribcage had a big red bruise. His coat had a .38 caliber slug trapped in the lining. They figured it was a round fired from a far way off.

[robroys woman]

Some people are in prison for the sole purpose of protecting the rest of us from them.

[I-ambush]

My wife just served as foreman of the jury that convicted a young African-American guy on drug-dealing charges. He got 30 years. Even though she knew the right verdict was returned, she said it broke her heart to see a ruined life.

[Sans-Culotte]

"Mr. Bostic should get a chance to show that crimes he committed at 16 do not define him," the ACLU said. "The Constitution demands nothing less."

Maybe he does deserve a second chance. But I don't see how he is owed one because of the Constitution.

[jyo19]

He didn’t take a good, 30-year-deal for clear attempted murder while committing a robbery and a carjacking. Can’t feel sorry for him after that.

[AndyJackson]

Shot someone in the course of committing a crime. While the victim is thankfully alive that has nothing to do with the actions of the perp.

[dp0622]

Wow

[circlecity]

LOL, I’ll see you in a hundred years dude.