borndem
Anglophile & registered demwit
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Probably means he is already on his way.
I will try to keep an eye on my breaking news info to see when His Lowness arrives....
Also, below are the requirements in NC for a death penalty case. Any one of these is sufficient. As many states do, if it is a DP case, the prosecution has to specify such to the court and to the defendant and def. counsel some number of days before the trial date. IDK how many.
If it is a DP case, NC has a bifurcated trial process. After a guilty of 1st degree murder verdict in the guilt phase of the trial, there is a penalty phase of the trial where the jury must return a unanimous verdict for the DP. Obviously, the verdict of LWOP does not have to be unanimous. No such thing as a "hung jury" in the penalty trial(!)
North Carolina-
(1)The murder was especially heinous, atrocious, cruel or depraved (or involved torture)
(2) The capital offense was committed during the commission of, attempt of, or escape from a specified felony (such as robbery, kidnapping, rape, sodomy, arson, oral copulation, train wrecking, carjacking, criminal gang activity, drug dealing, or aircraft piracy)
(3)The murder was part of a course of conduct in which the defendant engaged
(4) The defendant knowingly created a grave risk of death for one or more persons in addition to the victim of the offense
(5) The murder was committed for pecuniary gain or pursuant to an agreement that the defendant would receive something of value
(6) The murder was committed to avoid or prevent arrest, to effect an escape, or to conceal the commission of a crime
(7) The capital offense was committed to interfere with the lawful exercise of any government function or the enforcement of the laws
(8) The defendant has been convicted of, or committed, a prior murder, a felony involving violence, or other serious felony
(9) The capital offense was committed by a person who is incarcerated, has escaped, is on probation, is in jail, or is under a sentence of imprisonment
(10) The victim was a government employee, including peace officers, police officers, federal agents, firefighters, judges, jurors, defense attorneys, and prosecutors, in the course of his or her duties
(11)The murder was committed against a witness against the defendant while engaged in the performance of his official duties
from: http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/aggravating-factors-capital-punishment-state