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To: tiredoflaundry

nope the murders occured when the country did not have a death penalty.


6 posted on 03/16/2008 8:19:45 AM PDT by Walkingfeather
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To: Walkingfeather

damn..........


9 posted on 03/16/2008 8:20:47 AM PDT by tiredoflaundry (High Maintenance Estrogen Bot........... look out :0))
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To: Walkingfeather
"nope the murders occured when the country did not have a death penalty"

Wrong!

12 posted on 03/16/2008 8:22:43 AM PDT by Hoof Hearted
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To: Walkingfeather

If I recall, he was Sentenced to death and was serving his time on death row but California abolished the Death penalty in ‘73 and his sentence was converted to life.


16 posted on 03/16/2008 8:30:23 AM PDT by CrappieLuck
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To: Walkingfeather

There was a death penalty at the time; Manson and at least one or two of his followers were sentenced to death- it was a year or so later that the death penalty was repealed and their sentences became life sentences. It would be ironic if Manson were to be tried for another murder now and end up executed. It’s not likely since evidence will be tough after all these years and prosecutor may not be inclined to open a new can of worms with the defendent already locked up for life.


23 posted on 03/16/2008 8:34:26 AM PDT by Tammy8 (Please Support and pray for our Troops, as they serve us every day.)
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To: Walkingfeather

Manson got the death penalty, the Supreme Court of California reduced it to life when the state temporarily eliminated the death penalty. So the murders did occur when the state had the death penalty.


24 posted on 03/16/2008 8:34:57 AM PDT by pepperhead (Kennedy's float, Mary Jo's don't!)
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To: Walkingfeather
nope the murders occured when the country did not have a death penalty.

Huh? Then how did Manson get his original Death Penalty sentence in the first place?

32 posted on 03/16/2008 8:46:58 AM PDT by ElkGroveDan (When you choose the lesser of two evils, you still have evil.)
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To: Walkingfeather
nope the murders occured when the country did not have a death penalty.
The "country" never had a death penalty and California did have one back in the day.
48 posted on 03/16/2008 9:18:30 AM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: Walkingfeather
nope the murders occured when the country did not have a death penalty.

I thought that there was a death penalty then. The family got the death penalty and their sentences were commuted to life when the death penalty was overturned.

53 posted on 03/16/2008 9:24:28 AM PDT by armymarinemom (My sons freed Iraqi and Afghan Honor Roll students.)
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To: Walkingfeather
Nope the murders occured when the country did not have a death penalty.

NOT TRUE!!!

92 posted on 03/16/2008 11:35:10 AM PDT by PISANO
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