[BBell]

I don’t know why the prosecution went for murder 1. I believe they could have convicted her on a lesser charge or perhaps even plea bargained a lesser charge and put her away for 20 years or more.

[tirednvirginia]

I agree the bar for asking for the death penalty should be very high and asking ordinary folks to sentence someone to death can be almost impossible when the cause of death is not proveable.

Its amazing that the 12 people that made up the jury were never exposed to all the media frenzy day after day on the cable tv shows and they had a total different perspective of the evidence that was presented.

I’ve been there - done that and I respect them totally.

[ilovesarah2012]

I agree. I never thought they would get first degree murder.

[central_va]

I believe they could have convicted her on a lesser charge

I guess you are ignorant to the fact that the jury WAS given a choice of a lesser charge of manslaughter, which requires no pre meditation. The author fails to make that point clear. You now stand informed.