I really can't take this waiting...anyone want to sing "Soft kitty" to me? (I'm not, my mother had me tested.) :scared:
Can I have both thighs? Pleaselease:
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Right, but doesn't it seem like the aggravation phase is part of the guilt phase? That's what confuses me. I mean, did we really hear anything new this morning? It seemed like just expansion of what we already knew.
:floorlaugh:"Feng Shui for Prison Cells" :floorlaugh:
The aggravation phase is to see if the defendant is eligible for the death penalty. Not all first-degree premeditated murders are eligible. The prosecution has to prove at least one out of a list of factors to make the defendant eligible. This question has to go to a jury because of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, unless it is something undeniable like "the victim was under the age of 12." In this case, the factor alleged is that the murder was especially cruel, so the jury has to determine that the murder meets the legal definition of "especially cruel" before the rest of the sentencing phase (mitigation and rebuttal to mitigation) can proceed.
Jury smoke break! Bet they are ready!!! They did this before on the guilt phase!!!
IF ALV was there Beth would be reporting it.
We have those and the huge non-flying ones in Texas, too. I hate them--they play dead until you reach down with a tissue to get it, then they jump to life and attack! I swear they are intelligent!!!!!!
Right, but doesn't it seem like the aggravation phase is part of the guilt phase? That's what confuses me. I mean, did we really hear anything new this morning? It seemed like just expansion of what we already knew.
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:seeya: Hi Everyone!!!! I'm finally back with my furbabies in N.C !!Yay!! (there really is "no place like home")
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I missed my WS family![]()
I've tried to read this thread, but I'm always 6-8 pages behind :facepalm: Does anyone have a link for the action today? or is it still too early?
Thanks all :blowkiss:
Haven't been home...just now catching up on the day's proceedings. When I heard Juan use the "go gentle into the night" phrase (or something to that effect), I started fist pumping! Bravo, Juan!!!! Just perfect!
Help me out.. finding the cruelty doesn't necessarily mean the death sentence is a foregone conclusion right? Forgive me but I wasn't around during voir dire , do we know the jury's feelings on the DP? Couldn't some members of the jury be opposed to DP even if they agree 100% it was the cruelest death ever? TIA !![]()