Hmm? Now what did I did do with my little
black book I had a few years ago???
Posted on 03/14/2002 2:49:18 PM PST by MeekOneGOP
Maybe reality is setting in on him ----I would find it very strange if he was able to anywhere near this creepy horrible woman.
If at least 10 of the 12 jurors say Yates does not pose a future danger, she is automatically sentenced to life in prison, according to Texas law.
What's with the 10 or more this reporter is trying to explain......
If, however, 10 or more agree that there is at least one mitigating circumstance, she is sentenced to life in prison. In that case, she would become eligible for parole after serving 40 years.What's with the 10 or more this reporter is trying to explain......If at least 10 of the 12 jurors say Yates does not pose a future danger, she is automatically sentenced to life in prison, according to Texas law.
The in's and out's of the punishment was confusing to me. Sounds like they are saying that if the jurors determine there were circumstances they could find that drove Andrea to kill the kids, they can give her life in prison and she'll be 77 years old when she gets out. Takes 10 of 12 instead of unanimous.
They definitely could have done a better job laying it, I think.
Hey, Rusty! Let me introduce you to my good friend! Rusty, meet Lorena Bobbit! Lorena, THIS is Rusty!
:O)
There must be a unanimous finding of guilt on the charge of capital murder before moving on to the punishment phase, at which time the jury is asked two questions:
1. Do you believe beyond a reasonable doubt that the person you have just convicted of capital murder represents a continuing threat to society?
2. Do you believe there are any mitigating factors that would warrant the individual spending his or her life in prison, rather than being put to death?
Again, the vote must be unanimous. The jury must vote "yes" on the first question and "no" on the second. If there is not a unanimous vote on the first question, then the second is not even considered.
So I have no idea what the 10 of 12 is for. But the court will work it out regardless of what we and the reporter think.
I hope her mother's pleas for mercy go just as unheeded as those put forth by those beautiful innocent Yates children as their mother systematically murdered them.
Yep. Whatever the law is regarding the punishment phase, I'm sure the judge will abide by that, explain it to the jury and tell 'em, "get with it! You're burnin' daylight!" Good judges don't like to screw it up and risk expensive re-trials and their reputations.
Almost without exception, death row inmates are provided with experienced court-appointed counsel at all phases of appeals in state and federal court.Indigent death row inmates have two attorneys —- one to handle the state direct appeal and the other to handle the state habeas appeal. Neither of these attorneys is the same one who represented the inmate at trial. The inmate is also represented by court-appointed counsel in Federal court.
To suggest that capital punishment is administered harshly in Texas is just wrong.
When you think about Daniel Joe Hittle, a convicted capital murderer who was executed by the state of Texas, I would ask you to also think about his victim, Garland Police Officer Gerald Walker.
Officer Walker was executed by Hittle, but he didn’t have the due process to plead for his life that the State of Texas afforded his murderer.
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