GUILTY FL - Dan Markel, 41, FSU Law Professor, Tallahassee, 18 July 2014 - #9 *arrests*

[dotr]

Dbm

ETA, I thought he said death????

I registered, and step 2 said death, then step 3 said aggravating was not greater than mitigating. But he never said life without parole so sorry about that guys.

So did i, thought they said DP!

 

[robocp01]

I'm disappointed I think he should have gotten the death penalty. This was cold, calculated premeditated murder. Plenty of people have terrible childhoods, they don't murder people.

 

[Weki]

So LWOP - Not surprising! I think that's the appropriate verdict. Now we'll find out what the poll was on the KM verdict. Hopefully the judge will ask before he dismisses them.

 

[jennyjenny]

The jury only completed the aggravating and mitigating factors form and found the state proved 3 out of 4 aggravating factors, so I think now it goes to the judge for formal sentence, which I think has to be life, right?

that's what I understood ... may be wrong

 

[TTF14]

Actually I think I/we were wrong.....I think only one aggravating factor has to be proven, and it was (3 were), so it can be death. Since one was proven there was no need to go into mitigating?

Chapter 921 Section 142 - 2019 Florida Statutes

 

[fred&edna]

The mind of a murderer is always perplexing but the time taken by several people to plan, take the steps, kill, and then continue to enjoy life following their evil acts is... *insert some word/s (as I have none).

 

[dixiegirl1035]

So LWOP - Not surprising! I think that's the appropriate verdict. Now we'll find out what the poll was on the KM verdict. Hopefully the judge will ask before he dismisses them.

Can you imagine if one of the jurors changes their mind when polled on KM?

 

[jennyjenny]

thanks to all for the updates ... my feed kept cutting out. Now resolved!!

 

[dixiegirl1035]

Actually I think I/we were wrong.....I think only one aggravating factor has to be proven, and it was (3 were), so it can be death. Since one was proven there was no need to go into mitigating?

Chapter 921 Section 142 - 2019 Florida Statutes

Color me confused, because I thought that the Supreme Court of the United States said that ONLY jurors can give the death penalty?

U.S. Supreme Court: Ring v. Arizona | Death Penalty Information Center

 

[Gardenista]

So is it just a recommendation or an actual sentence?

 

[TTF14]

Color me confused, because I thought that the Supreme Court of the United States said that ONLY jurors can give the death penalty?

U.S. Supreme Court: Ring v. Arizona | Death Penalty Information Center

Confusing for sure! Where are our lawyer members??

 

[TTF14]

Can you imagine if one of the jurors changes their mind when polled on KM?

Wouldn't they have already been polled about that?

 

[clearskies1]

Jury found State proved one agg factor beyond a reasonable doubt -- cold, calculated premeditated -- but that the mitigators outweighed that, therefore it is LWOP. It is not a recommendation. It would only be a recommendation if they came back with Death, then judge could still over rule and give Life.

 

[TTF14]

Jury found State proved one agg factor beyond a reasonable doubt -- cold, calculated premeditated -- but that the mitigators outweighed that, there it is LWOP. It is not a recommendation. It would only be a recommendation if they came back with Death, then judge could still over rule and give Life.

I thought they proved three out of four??

 

[clearskies1]

I'm interpreting this to mean that jury did not find that the state proved the other claimed agg. factor -- for pecuniary gain -- beyond a reasonable doubt. If not for pecuniary gain, then why did he do it? KM? JMO.

 

[clearskies1]

I thought they proved three out of four??

State only argued 2 aggs. They dropped 2 other aggravators and never argued them to jury when judge indicated they were not applicable under case law.

 

[TTF14]

So confusing.

He's been sentenced to life plus 30 years.

 

[jennyjenny]

anyone else notice the ages of the 10w/2m jury ... 3 or 4 are quiet young

 

[robocp01]

anyone else notice the ages of the 10w/2m jury ... 3 or 4 are quiet young

Where did you find their ages?

 

[dixiegirl1035]

Wouldn't they have already been polled about that?

Not understanding at all, I was hoping that before the jury was released they could be polled on the other case. But I guess it's too late. The only way we will find out I think, will be if the jurors tell the state?

My Law & crime feed has just gone blank. I would expect the state to do a presser afterwards, and sometimes they do jury pressers but it wasn't mentioned by the court they were going to do one. If anybody see such please post a link.

Enjoyed going through this case with you guys
(or y'all )
all the way to the end.