Seattle1
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I don't know the intricacies of the law there, but I think if possible it would have been good to make this a death penalty case and use that as a negotiation tactic to reveal the location of the body.
^^rsbmDuring JB's last court appearance, the Prosecutor provided they were not seeking the DP for the Defendant but the defense still intended to request that JB be appointed dual counsel to represent him.
State laws are pretty clear about the statutes imposing a deadline on the DA's office to announce whether or not the State will seek the death penalty whereas they can change their mind after announcing the affirmative, but not about the later.
Actually, I'm not ever seeing the Court or a jury imposing the DP for a no-body homicide.
IMO, the prosecutors know two things here -- the botched investigation (failing at direct & forensic evidence) beginning with the County Sheriff's office, and also the nature of the career criminal defendant who has nothing to lose. JB probably sees his living conditions as improved having wintered in federal custody versus squatting in Lucin, and has remained silent since his arrest -- and prior to arrest for that matter! JMO