oceanblueeyes
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Just look at Scott Peterson, he was given the death penalty...how many years ago? How many years has AGT strung out this trial. Years.... Doubt AGT will give up her location
ALL IMO
I thought I did read something recently about CA trying to speed up the appeals of death row inmates. Peterson was sentenced to death in 2004, iirc.
AGT claiming he is innocent will not be a reason used in his appeal. He has no factual evidence to support it.
Appeals for cases hoping to be overturned are based solely on the rulings of the Judge presiding over the case, and whether they erred in a ruling/s so sufficient that it could have made a difference in the outcome of the verdict. That is a very high burden to overcome. One which he will not be successful, imo.
He will not get his case overturned because this Judge allowed the three other cases to come in during his trial concerning Sierra's murder. CA has a law/rule that allows same like pattern crimes to come into a murder trial.
I remember several similar bad acts were allowed to come in during the Phil Spector trial in CA. In that case he wasn't ever charged with any of the other similar bad acts concerning the other women he had also terrorized with a gun. Several were allowed to testify against him though at his murder trial when he killed LC. That case has held up on appeal.
When I weigh if someone deserves death or LWOP I dont include the cost or whether the death penalty will be carried out or not or when. I always base my opinion on LWOP or a death sentence solely on the individual case/evidence circumstances itself while considering the special circumstances including all aggravating factors vs. all of the mitigating factors.
In this case I would vote for death while heavily weighing the fact that he refuses to give up the location of where he put his victim's remains further purposefully and with the evil intent to cause more trauma to Sierra's parents and loved ones. Plus the vulnerability of the victim and her age and it was a sexually motivated crime. I really don't care if he is ever executed or not. He will be locked down 23 hours out of 24 and only allowed out to shower twice a week being guarded the entire time. He will wear an orange jumpsuit with "DR" printed on it every day marked as one of the worst of the worst there. He is a very dangerous sexual predator/murderer, and as of now I don't see any redeeming value he has in order for his life to be spared.
If he had gotten away with Sierra's murder he would have gone on to target more young vulnerable teens in order to kidnap, rape, and murder them also. IMO
JMO