ZooSleuth
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This case has already been judged and guilt has been admitted. That's that. If there was anything but an outright murder, I firmly believe it would have been fought and tried by jury. It could have been negotiated down to something else- second degree or negligent homicide or involuntary manslaughter- I dont know all the differences. But, I do know that if she was part of the kidnapping and then never saw them again, she would not have said she was guilty or first degree murder. Its so weird how we are actually trying to make what someone admitted to sound better than it is!!! AT MINIMUM- first degree murder! That was the, "Sure, I will take a ticket for 60 in a 50 instead of the 75 in a 50 that I was really doing". First degree murder is better than what happened or there would be no reason to accept that bargain!
BBM
I was not trying to minimize anything about Crystal's actions. I was speaking strictly from a legal standpoint when another poster said the COD had to have had evidence of both Crystal and Arron because Crystal pled guilty to first degree murder. I was merely pointing out, since we don't know what happened yet, that that is not necessarily true when you read the law:
Arkansas Code 5-10-102. Murder in the first degree
(a) A person commits murder in the first degree if:
(1) Acting alone or with one (1) or more other persons:
(A) The person commits or attempts to commit a felony; and
(B) In the course of and in the furtherance of the felony or in immediate flight from the felony, the person or an accomplice causes the death of any person under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life;
So yes, if she was in on the kidnapping plan and was miles away when Beverly was killed, she would still be guilty of first degree murder. It's also very possible she was the one that killed Beverly herself. We just don't know yet at this point.
I understand it's easy to get emotional about these things and I respect your passion for justice for Beverly, but when it comes to discussing the law sometimes you have to put the emotions aside. We only know what she pled to at this point, and I'm definitely not saying one scenario is more likely than another. I was just correcting a statement another poster made regarding the law.
Laws aside, both of those scumbags deserve life in prison, if not worse, IMO.