N.C. man executed for '92 killing

To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

"But State Supreme Court Justice Robert Orr, a death penalty supporter, argued that Chandler shouldn't be executed since he didn't kill Poore for money."

Lemme see if I've got this straight. He kills a screaming woman who could draw neighbors' attention to his robbery-in-progress and this judge says he didn't kill Poore for material gain? Did I get that right?

21 posted on 11/12/2004 2:59:21 PM PST by Bonaparte (twisting slowly, slowly in the wind...)

I think the point his defense council was offering was that it was not 1st degree (premeditated) murder, but unpremeditated, which would drop it to a 2nd degree.

Personally, I think it's a bogus distinction. If two people conspire to block traffic (a misdemeanor) the two can be charged with conspiracy to commit a crime, which is a felony. The fact of whether it was impulsive or premeditated notwithstanding. Thus, if someone is committing a crime, even if it is a misdemeanor such as breaking and entering the woman's home and robbing her, and in the course of that crime commits a murder, I would argue that the involvement in the misdemeanor serves as a grounds of premeditation and should not lessen the degree of the felony. 2nd degree is supposed to be reserved solely for those situations such as someone forcing another into a bar fight and in a rush of rage the victim beats the attacker to death even after he was clearly no longer in danger.

Any lawyers out there care to comment on this? Is there an abuse of 1st/2nd degree designation being employed here and elsewhere in the courts in order to let murderers go free?

22 posted on 11/12/2004 3:10:28 PM PST by Ghost of Philip Marlowe (I'm fresh out of tags. I'll pick some up tomorrow.)

23 posted on 11/12/2004 3:24:12 PM PST by longarmofthelaw

the attorey gen has lost his job to the red side thank god!!!now lets see if this man from texas will make there terms on death row shorter

24 posted on 11/12/2004 3:33:40 PM PST by longarmofthelaw

Texas is just hit 20 with two this month. Red states do rule!

Don't mess with Texas. They will kill you right back.

25 posted on 11/12/2004 3:37:43 PM PST by American Vet Repairman (The enemy from whithin is far more deadly.)

To: American Vet Repairman

i got to love texas we need to kill more of these scum bags everyday!!!killem texas

26 posted on 11/12/2004 3:56:53 PM PST by longarmofthelaw

To: MassRepublicanFlyersFan

Death becomes murderers.

27 posted on 11/12/2004 4:02:18 PM PST by F.J. Mitchell (No baby blood for Oily tongued Specter the Spectacle chairing the Judicial Committee!!!!!!!!)

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