Posted on 01/22/2022 6:26:16 PM PST by nickcarraway
The Kansas Supreme Court issued opinions Friday morning upholding the convictions and death sentences for Reginald and Jonathan Carr, convicted of capital murder in the killings of five people in 2000.
The court issued separate opinions for the appeals filed by the brothers, stating that while errors were made during their trial, the errors would not have led the jury to reach a different conclusion regarding the death penalty. Chief Justice Marla Luckert issued a partial dissent, stating that there was a reasonable possibility that the jury might have reached a different decision on the sentence.
Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett said a major hurdle has been cleared in the direct appeals process in the case. He said he talked with family members of the victims and they expressed relief that the case has moved to this point, and they’re ready to get to the next stage to get the case resolved once and for all.
Bennett said defense attorneys could appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court, and if the court decides not to hear the case, that would end the direct appeal process. There are then two stages of appeals, involving such issues as the effectiveness of the defense attorneys. After the appeals are completed, the case would likely go back to district court to move ahead with the death sentence.
The Carrs were convicted for the December, 2000 murders of Jason Befort, Brad Heyka, Heather Muller and Aaron Sander, who were robbed and assaulted at an east Wichita home. A fifth victim, identified as Holly G., survived and ran for help after the five were taken to a northeast Wichita soccer field and shot. The Carrs were also convicted in the shooting death of 55-year-old Ann Walenta during a robbery attempt a few days later.
Reginald Carr was 22 and Jonathan Carr was 20 at the time of the murders.
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt issued a statement after the court issued its ruling:
“The legal path to this day has been long and winding for the victims and their families, for the Wichita and Sedgwick County community, and for all of Kansas, but today’s decisions by the Kansas Supreme Court are welcome confirmations that although the wheels of justice may turn slowly they do ultimately propel us all forward. Absent a successful request by the defendants for the U.S. Supreme Court to again review the case, which seems unlikely at this stage, today’s decisions will conclude the direct appeals in this case with the result that both defendants stand convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death as Sedgwick County juries determined to be appropriate so many years ago.
“This does not mean the litigation in these cases is concluded because the defendants now have the opportunity, under both state and federal law, to seek further judicial review of their cases. But completing these direct appeals is an important milestone in the path toward justice for the horrific crimes these defendants committed and the innocent lives they took.”
The Kansas Supreme Court had earlier reversed the death sentences but Schmidt and Sedgwick County District Attorney Marc Bennett filed an appeal in 2014, and the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the state supreme court decision.
The evil Carr brothers are, like Mumia, quite popular as martyrs in some sections of the black community.
Of course, because it doesn't fit the narrative, the msm will ignore it.
As I vaguely remember, these were extremally heinous murders.
They abused and tortured their victims before they killed them in ways I do not even want to repeat. Really sick!
Rarely does one survive Crime Scene #2.
Over the years, I have taken about 6 related teenagers on a drive to show them a recorded/documented crime (double homicide).
I start at Crime Scene #1 and narrate the court record of what happened.
The drive ends at two crosses on the side of the road that marks Crime Scene #2.
One of those teenagers is now a assistant police chief.
I took teenagers on the drive because it was two teens that died at that location.
It’s not intended to be a deterrent. It a punishment.
In the Dumbbell Murder Case, the basis for the movie Double Indemnity, the murderers were executed ten months after the crime.
The idea that murderers sentenced to death two decades ago still have appeals is obscene.
this is insanity.....5 decent people murdered in horrific fashion and these two animals still alive....
This horrible crime was known as the Wichita Massacre. The mainstream press had a total blackout on it. It only received local press coverage with rare exception. I learned of it on Free Republic and remember thinking of how dangerously partisan our press was becoming. Even by today’s standard this massacre ranks way high as one of the most horrific hate crimes ever committed.
There were a total of 8 victims, all white, 2 survived. Six of the 8 suffered through that sickening night. The one surviving woman eventually married one surviving male who was shot in a separate incident. This case is unforgettable.
It can be a punishment and a deterrent at the same time with no conflict.
Obviously, not the way it is done today.
But back when naval piracy was rampant in the 18th Century, societies made a concerted effort to prosecute it, punishment was swift and severe.
Up where I live, they have an island in the harbor (as many did, I believe) where the bodies of pirates were covered with tar and hung in a cage where all ships had to pass it entering or leaving.
But piracy did largely disappear over time except in scattered places today where it still exists.
The DP may or may not deter others...you can’t know that since you aren’t a mind reader. But it WILL deter these two from committing any other murders whether inside prison, or outside. That is...once the DP is carried out.
Even prison itself isn’t a deterrent since major crimes continue to occur.
Well played! I like it!
We need to bring back public hangings. And I’m starting to understand how a Tulsa came to happen.
These brown supremacists appeared to have problems with Caucasian Americans.
A relative of mine was held up by a black man decades ago who wanted to take her and her mother elsewhere. He had a gun. My relative said no, I won’t go with you. She knew.
Don't keep us hangin', Bro! Details! How did the story continue? Did the police become involved? Court case? Convictions? Sentencing?
Regards,
I remember this. These disgusting bastards Ned to be tied to the front of a tank and rammed thru a concrete wall, along with their lawyers. When will this country ever learn?
I doubt that will ever change...it’s a generational thing they just can’t let go of.
So, quit talking about it and pull the switch. Like Kaliforniahomostan brags they give the death penalty. Hell they couldn’t even zap Charley Manson, how the hell do you expect to zap all those hundreds of others that have been on death row for 20-30 years??????????????????????
A couple of complete piles of dog puke and crap if you ask my humble opinion.
They’re nothing more than dregs on society - should not have been allowed to live. They never have nor will they ever be anything other than that.
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