AZlawyer
"Just to make sure everyone understands, there would be no problem IMO with him just saying that 25-to-life involves a "possibility" of parole after 25 years, or that the law could change in the future to allow parole again.."
But the way he worded it, it sounded like "there may not be any procedure now, but if she gets 25 to life they will have to come up with a procedure then, because she'll have a legal right to it."
RE: bolded part of your statement, to me, that is exactly what JM said.
The way I read it, he was saying, if Jodi gets 25 to life, just because there is no parole now, that doesn`t mean that parole couldn`t be re-instated within the next 25 years, and if that were to happen and if Jodi got a 25 to life sentence, then she would have a legal right to it.
JM QUOTE
"The decision as to whether or not its going to be a natural life sentence, without the possibility of release or an eligibility after 25 years is the judges, not yours. And there is a mention there that there is no procedure, however once the defendant is vested, or has been given the right to be eligible to be released at the end of 25 years just because theres no procedure now, doesnt mean there isnt going to be a procedure when that come up - if a defendant is vested with that right to be considered for release after 25 years. Because at that point, she can have a legal right a legal right - to be considered for release after (JW:Objection) 25 years."
"Just to make sure everyone understands, there would be no problem IMO with him just saying that 25-to-life involves a "possibility" of parole after 25 years, or that the law could change in the future to allow parole again.."
But the way he worded it, it sounded like "there may not be any procedure now, but if she gets 25 to life they will have to come up with a procedure then, because she'll have a legal right to it."
RE: bolded part of your statement, to me, that is exactly what JM said.
The way I read it, he was saying, if Jodi gets 25 to life, just because there is no parole now, that doesn`t mean that parole couldn`t be re-instated within the next 25 years, and if that were to happen and if Jodi got a 25 to life sentence, then she would have a legal right to it.
JM QUOTE
"The decision as to whether or not its going to be a natural life sentence, without the possibility of release or an eligibility after 25 years is the judges, not yours. And there is a mention there that there is no procedure, however once the defendant is vested, or has been given the right to be eligible to be released at the end of 25 years just because theres no procedure now, doesnt mean there isnt going to be a procedure when that come up - if a defendant is vested with that right to be considered for release after 25 years. Because at that point, she can have a legal right a legal right - to be considered for release after (JW:Objection) 25 years."