Posted on 08/30/2006 3:14:40 AM PDT by Cagey
Edited on 08/30/2006 3:23:20 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. --A Fairfield lawyer has been charged with stabbing his neighbor to death after learning the man had molested his 2-year-old daughter, police said.
Fairfield authorities said attorney Jonathon Edington leaped through 58-year-old Barry James' bedroom window Monday and stabbed him nearly a dozen times in the chest. Edington, 29, was arraigned on murder and burglary charges Tuesday in Bridgeport Superior Court. He was held on $1 million bond and is scheduled to return to court on Sept. 12.
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This guy will never be convicted; the DA is going to have to have to work hard to get it through the Grand Jury. My guess? -- he'll cop a plea to involuntary manslaughter, five year max. My wish? -- 30 day suspended sentence for trash disposal without a permit.
If the guy abused the child, he deserved what he got. Had he gone the judicial route,the pervert would have been bailed out and returned to the neighborhood. The proceedings would have taken at least a year with the defense attorneys trying to discredit the victim. Maybe the pervert would have gone to jail, or house arrest, or probation, only to someday be free to abuse again.
OK, so technically it may not be 'Justifiable Homocide', but I'll bet you agree it's a justifiable homocide, right? (Obviously, assuming the dad was correct and the dead guy did it)
Connecticut has a $219 fine for littering. I'd hate to see him get whacked that hard.
Bork is intersting on Jury nullification.
Helpful analysis, thanks
Thanks. This kind of situation is what adds oopmh to the petition about notbeing led into temptation.
I have a daughter. Who was it that said that having children is giving hostages to fate? Yes indeed.
Justifiable homicide. I'd LIE to get his jury and help them acquit.
If someone were to ever molest my Duaghter, their life would be in serious danger. These people are sick, and to see one removed from society causes me no pain whatsoever.
It might not make immediate sense, but there's a certain legal logic in play. If you commit a felony, and someone dies, that's murder, eligible for the death penalty in most places where that is an option.
If, say, you rob a bank, and during the getaway you almost -- but not quite -- hit a little old lady crossing the road, and then she drops dead of a heart attack, you're on the hook for murder one (felony murder in some jurisdictions). She died because you were committing a felony, so it doesn't matter if you intended to kill her or not.
If the prosecutor can prove that the dad intended to commit burglary, it doesn't matter whether the dad says he only meant to scare the neighbor, or he says he meant to wound him, or he pleads temporary insanity. It's an easier case to make. The state doesn't have to prove that he planned the killing, only that he planned the burglary. If the death occurred as a consequence of that felony, it's felony murder.
If the molestation claims are proven true, I suspect the dad will get some leniency. but he will not and should not get a walk. We have a presumption of innocence and a burden of proof for damned good reasons, and no system of laws could survive if enough folks went hacking and slashing based on an accusation.
I know some folks want to pin a medal on the dad, and if he'd tied the accused up until the cops arrived, I'd be right beside them. But instead, he jumped in a window and stabbed the guy a dozen times. I wouldn't want him living next door to me if someone told him I'd done something horrible.
Fairfield crimes are tried in the Bridgeport courts, no?
Just wondering because I was informed last night that I have been called for jury duty in October. Stamford court though.
You are justified in using deadly force to prevent or interrupt a violent crime. You are not justified in using deadly force to avenge one. We have courts for that.
Assuming the dead guy really did it, I'd probably call him guilty on manslaughter, but it would probably depend a lot on the exact penalties he could expect. If the prosecution went bonkers and tried to nail him on first degree murder or nothing I'd probably acquit. Especially if they used the fact that he broke in (homicide committed in the course of a felony) to go for the death penalty.
If you can say that without examining the law or the evidence, I'm glad you won't be on the jury.
I recall the shooting occurred at an airport as the perp-vert was being escorted by police officers. He had kidnapped the grandson and after capture flown back to be charged. The video footage was taken by reporters doing the story and, IIRC, the grandfather was let off with a tap on the wrist by a jury and then sued by the molester's brother.
Let me suggest a defense strategy: Post Pedophile Psychosis. Put me on the jury, I would NEVER convict a parent for defending their child this way. NEVER!!!!!
I don't think there'd be any problem setting up a fund to cover it. How 'bout 10 minutes, 30 seconds of community service instead?
Blah, blah, blah.
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