Real hanging judges:
Lord Brampton
Baron Jeffreys
I could name a few locals, like former Justice Charles "Two Gun Charlie" Worrill, may he rest in peace, but they're just not in the same league.
Posted on 12/29/2010 6:18:52 PM PST by Carismar
The man accused of shooting and killing a Georgia State Patrol trooper may have gone in and out of the Fulton County jail's revolving door for eleven years, but Gregory Favor's latest trip to jail is likely to be his last.
Legal experts say that the slaying of Trooper First Class Chadwick LeCroy meets all the requirements for prosecutors to seek the death penalty in Georgia. Fulton County District Attorney Paul Howard has yet to comment on the case. But killing a law enforcement officer in the line of duty is generally regarded as one of the most heinous crimes an individual can commit, said Dan Summer, a former assistant district attorney in the Northeastern Judicial District who is now a defense attorney.
"That is the one particular type of homicide that almost demands that the death penalty be sought because of the need for law enforcement officers to be supported by district attorneys and the community at large," said Summer. "You just cannot have a civilized society in which people kill law enforcement officers in the lawful discharge of their duties."
Don Samuel, a prominent Atlanta defense attorney, agreed. Samuel has tried death penalty cases and successfully defended Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis in his 2000 double-murder trial.
"I would think Paul would more than likely seek the death penalty," Samuel said. "Generally individuals who knowingly kill a law enforcement officer in the line of duty, those are pretty classic cases for someone to seek it."
Favors, 30 of Atlanta, pleaded not guilty and waived his right to a first appearance hearing on Wednesday. His defense attorney, Michael Mann, said he had not yet been notified whether the state intends to seek the death penalty.
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Nah... this guy won’t be executed for 30 years. We have no death penalty in this country.
I liked the Old West. Cop killers then received swift justice!
Good !
Court records pertaining to Favors' most recent arrest on Dec. 10 indicate that on the Monday night LeCroy was shot, Favors was free on bond while facing felony charges of criminal attempt to enter an auto, possession of tools for the commission of a crime, cocaine possession and two counts of obstructing a police officer.
The real problem is the court system's unwillingness to deal with repeat criminals.
I think an appropriate punishment for this crud would involve a road trip down to the Oakefanoki and several soon-to-be-well-fed alligators.
But that’s just my opinion, of course...
This Justice System is so broken.....
great. one too late for the trooper and his family.
Friggin moron. Your client's a POS. Even if we give him a walk on 15 offenses, he still should have been put in a cage and the key thrown away after the 16th.
I liked the Old West. Cop killers then received swift justice!
Ecclesiastes 8:11 because sentence against and evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
What was the hanging judge’s name? We need to resurrect him!
But DA Howard (who is a hack) is going to have a VERY difficult time getting a DP or even a conviction on this in Fulton County. For one thing, the first thing he did when he got into office was fire most of the experienced prosecutors and install his cronies. His antics have caused many others to leave for better bosses. He, personally, couldn't litigate his way out of a paper bag, and nobody has any respect for a boss like that.
For another thing, the defendant is a black man and the dead trooper was a white man from Cobb County. The chances of a Fulton County jury convicting Favors, let alone imposing the death penalty, are pretty minimal. His defense attorney will give a big speech about The Man keeping him down and never giving him a chance, and there will be at least one holdout. It will be O.J. all over again, except this time the murder victim will be painted as another Evil Mark Fuhrman.
I hope I'm wrong, but I'm afraid I'm not. I'm sorry to be so cynical and I hate remarking on racial prejudice, but it's there and it's real.
Real hanging judges:
Lord Brampton
Baron Jeffreys
I could name a few locals, like former Justice Charles "Two Gun Charlie" Worrill, may he rest in peace, but they're just not in the same league.
Judge Bean was the one I had heard about....he is surely not what I think is needed now...thanks!
Maybe they have all gotten more serious after that escaped prisoner slaughtered a judge, a court reporter, a couple of deputies, and a federal customs officer a few years ago.
Maybe. But it's a typical large urban court system, it's almost completely dysfunctional and it's a wonder anybody gets tried.
The only reason this guy was on the loose was due to some kind of mixup in pretrial. He should never have been released after arraignment on his latest string of offenses a short time ago. Now everybody is pointing the finger at everybody else -- we'll probably never know who let him loose to kill.
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