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To: wirestripper
He confessed to his lawyers, which is why they were in the process of of a plea bargain- whereabouts of the body in exchange for no death penalty.
238 posted on 09/20/2002 6:42:15 AM PDT by rintense
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To: rintense

He confessed to his lawyers, which is why they were in the process of of a plea bargain- whereabouts of the body in exchange for no death penalty.
Where does it say that?

"His charges stem from a report in the San Diego Union-Tribune. Citing anonymous law enforcement sources, the paper reported that the lawyers (Which lawyers? Who initiated this deal?  How do we know they were "ABOUT TO INK THE DEAL"?) tried to broker a deal last February in which Westerfield would reveal the location of Danielle's body in exchange for a guarantee that he would not face the death penalty. He would plead guilty and receive life without parole. Both sides were about to ink the deal, according to the paper, when volunteer searchers found Danielle's body."

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240 posted on 09/20/2002 6:53:29 AM PDT by Texas Yellow Rose
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To: rintense
He confessed to his lawyers, which is why they were in the process of of a plea bargain- whereabouts of the body in exchange for no death penalty.

This senario is not likely. I do not believe that Westerfield had any intention to confess. There is no credible information about this fact. The only thing you have here is a rumored plea bargain offer that is absolutely a normal practice and is usually offered by the procecution.

IE: "Look here MR. Atty., we have all this evidence, we know your client is guilty so why don't you tell us where the body is so that we can bring closure to the family. We will not go for the death penalty in return."

My contention is that this is all that happened here and Brilliant Bill O'reilly has stuck his foot in his mouth again!

243 posted on 09/20/2002 7:02:46 AM PDT by Cold Heat
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