05-12-2016, 03:29 PM
(05-12-2016, 02:22 PM)michaelsean Wrote: I always assumed that prosecutors would jump at the chance to plead a death penalty case to life no parole, but I could swear Joe Deters said he would never make a deal in a death penalty case. If a family member of mine were killed I may feel differently, but I have no problem with deals like that. The guy is gone for good, no long expensive trial, and I'm pretty sure no appeals with a guilty plea.
Death penalty cases are actually pretty rare. Then they often turn into political statements.
