To: Catspaw
Oh crap, there's no death penalty in the State, I presume. Darn!
7 posted on
03/18/2003 11:38:44 AM PST by
FreeTally
To: FreeTally
There is a death penalty.
The state decided to try him for second degree murder rather than first degree murder.
12 posted on
03/18/2003 11:44:02 AM PST by
wideawake
(Causa finita est)
To: FreeTally
He was extradited from France. In order to get him back from France, the US and the state of New York had to agree that they would not ask for or impose the death penalty.
13 posted on
03/18/2003 11:46:12 AM PST by
Catspaw
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