Posted on 06/17/2006 4:14:34 AM PDT by cbkaty
Ping for action. Y'all hound your US Attorney to take this out of the hands of lilly-livered local prosecutors. They'll go after DeLay with both barrels a blazin' but when it comes down to getting real scumbags off the street, they come up way short.
No pics of the perps because they are investigating other crimes and don't want their faces out in the public because they are going to have them in line ups in the next few days.
Yes..they are.... The likely senario; no father, poor, black, no education, on welfare, drugs, no job....all the "Man's" fault...
Strange....right? Not so strange for the Houston Comical.....they protect those that represent "If it bleads...it leads".....
BLEEDS
Can anyone imagine the Father's reaction to these charges?
Don't fall for it. They are as guilty as the perpetrators; aiding and abetting for romantic notions of justice is still aiding and abetting in its purest sense.
Why in Mexico? Just curious.
Maybe this is a key to understanding the weak charges. Perhaps the family were illegal aliens, and harder charges would lead to a higher profile case, and the family would be deported? Convoluted logic on my part, I admit, but maybe it provides a bit of explanation?
Was it a typical lib apology, something like, "I'm sorry I offended anybody when I stomped this little ho to dearh."
I must admit that I wondered why an entire family would stop to use a pay phone in "that" area of Houston and "that" time of night....
Regardless of the ignorance of the victims and of crime in the area, the perps must fry.
You still do: ...[emphasis added]
§ 19.02. MURDER[0].
(b) A person commits an offense if he: (1) intentionally or knowingly causes the death of an individual; (2) intends to cause serious bodily injury and commits an act clearly dangerous to human life that causes the death of an individual; or (3) commits or attempts to commit a felony[0], other than manslaughter, and in the course of and in furtherance of the commission or attempt, or in immediate flight from the commission or attempt, he commits or attempts to commit an act clearly dangerous to human life that causes the death of an individual. (c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), an offense under this section is a felony[0] of the first degree. (d) At the punishment stage of a trial, the defendant may raise the issue as to whether he caused the death under the immediate influence of sudden passion arising from an adequate cause. If the defendant proves the issue in the affirmative by a preponderance of the evidence, the offense is a felony[0] of the second degree.
And the sentencing statute for a first degree felony:
§ 12.32. FIRST DEGREE FELONY PUNISHMENT.Now, IANL, but this sure seems simple to me.
(a) An individual adjudged guilty of a felony of the first degree shall be punished by imprisonment in the institutional division for life or for any term of not more than 99 years or less than 5 years.
(b) In addition to imprisonment, an individual adjudged guilty of a felony of the first degree may be punished by a fine not to exceed $10,000.
They put down everybody here including drivers of getaway vehicles.
No wonder Texas is not at the top of the list when it comes to the rate at which the death penalty is applied!
Certainly our criminal classes should be held to the same standards as the cops eh?!
Disagree ... death OR serious bodily harm and "if death occurs" is only one of three conditions. At a minimum, the sentence is 15 years, and a case could be made for the death penalty. It should be sufficient to get a plea well in excess of the 10 years (out in how many?).
I also know of a case in Ohio (the kids was a recruit for WVU football, thankfully it fell through because of this) who talked a friend into robbing someone with a fake gun. Well the homeowner thought it was a real gun, and killed the kid. Since the recruit was there and someone died, he was charged with capital murder I think because the death happened in the commission of a felony. Why not have that in this case?
CLEVELAND - An 18-year-old recognized as the top prep football player in the state pleaded guilty Tuesday for his role in the shooting death of a teammate. Raymond Williams faces three to 20 years in prison at his sentencing Nov. 16 on involuntary manslaughter and aggravated robbery charges. Williams, a running back at Benedictine High School, was named the 17th annual winner of The Ohio Associated Press Mr. Football award last November. Police said Williams, Jon Huddleston and Lorenzo Hunter, all members of the school's state-champion football team, allegedly tried to use a toy gun April 16 to rob Rodney Roberts, who pulled a gun and began shooting. Hunter, 16, died of gunshot wounds to the chest, arm and hip.
Felony Murder Rule anyone?
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